DNA Structure
RNA Structure
DNA Replication
Transcription
Translation
100

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

Double Helix

100
The sugar that is found in RNA
What is Ribose?
100

What part of the cell does DNA replication take place?

Nucleus

100

What is transription?

Copying of DNA into RNA

100

What is Translation and where does it occur?

Changing of mRNA sequence into an amino acid sequence; Ribosome

200
The 4 nitrogen bases of DNA
What are Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine?
200

The sequence of nucleotide bases on mRNA that would complement the following bases on DNA: A T T C G C A G T

What is U A A G C G U C A

200

What is the first step in DNA replication and what enzyme carries this out?

Unzipping of DNA; Helicase

200
Where does transcription happen?

In the Nucleus

200

What are the triplet codes of mRNA called? What are the triplet codes of tRNA called?

Codon and Anticodon

300

What bonds hold the backbone together? What bond holds the nitrogen bases together?

Covalent bonds and hydrogen bonds

300
The full names for the three different types of RNA
What are messenger RNA, transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA?
300

Why do cells need to replicate their DNA?

Ensures that new cells contain the exact copy of the organisms DNA. Ensures that the cells have the correct amount of genetic information in them. 

300

What RNA molecule takes the strand to the Ribosome?

mRNA

300

Get out your book and go to page 303 for this next question: 

What is the amino acid sequence that codes for this strand of mRNA: A U G U C A A G G

Methionine - Serine - Arginine

400

The three parts of the DNA nucleotide (building block)

What are deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group and nitrogen base?

400
The names of the 4 nitrogen bases of RNA.
What are Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Uracil?
400

What enzyme matches up nucleotides?

DNA polymerase

400

What enzyme is responsible for connecting RNA nucleotides to the DNA template?

RNA polymerase

400
What type of bond joins amino acids together to create a polypeptide chain?

Peptide bonds

500

If 15% of the DNA is made of adenine, how much is cytosine?

35%

500
Two differences between the STRUCTURE of RNA and DNA.
What is DNA is double stranded and RNA is single stranded? What is RNA has RIbose and DNA has Deoxyribose? What is RNA has the base Uracil and DNA has the base Thymine?
500

What is the complementary strand for this strand of DNA: A T C G A T T

T A G C T A A

500

What is the complementary RNA strand of the following DNA strand: 

A T T G G C A T C A A G

U A A C C G U A G U U C

500

What type of RNA is found in the ribosome?

Ribosomal RNA (rRNA)

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