DNA
RNA
Replication
Protein Synthesis 1
Protein Synthesis 2
100

Deoxyribose sugar, phosphate group, nitrogenous base makes up a _________

What is nucleotide?

100

What is the name of the strand that is created from the DNA template? 

What is the mRNA?

100

What does DNA have to do before a cell divides?

What is replication?

100

A group of 3 three bases on mRNA that determine a specific amino acid is called a ________

What is a "codon?"

100

The secondary process of Protein synthesis in which mRNA is used to produce proteins.

What is Translation?

200

The structure of DNA is_____ ______ 

What is double helix?

200

RNA is made from these monomers

What are nucleotides? 

200

Which enzyme unzipping two strands of DNA during replication? 

What is helicase?

200

The site where mRNA is created from the DNA sequence

What is the "nucleus?"

200

The process of using the DNA genetic code to make a protein is called

What is "Protein Synthesis"?

300

According to the Chargaff's rule, what are the base pairing rule in DNA? 

What is A pairing with T? What is C pairing with G?

300

What are the complementary base pairing rule in RNA? 

What are A pairing with U and G pairing with C?

300

After replication, new DNA molecules composed of half new and half of the original molecule. What is this? 



What is semi-conservative? 

300

The process in which DNA is used to make an mRNA strand.

What is Transcription?

300

Central Dogma states that:

____ --> RNA---> ______

What are DNA and protein?

400

In a strand of DNA, if it contains 30% of Adenine, how much Guanine would be there? 

What is 20%?

400

Using the white board,

A DNA strand is 

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

Transcribe this strand into mRNA

What is U A C G G U A C G G U A? 

400

Which enzyme reads and builds a complementary DNA strands?

What is DNA polymerase?

400

A ribosome will continue to create a protein until it encounters a ______ ________ (Hint: it acts as a period)

What is a "Stop Codon"?

400

Put these processes in order:

Translation

Replication

Transcription

 Replication --> Transcription --> and Translation

500

Write your answer on the white board, replicate this DNA strand:

C G T A A G T C G A T 


What is G C A T T C A G C T A? 

500

List 3 differences between a DNA & RNA molecule

DNA is double stranded; RNA is single stranded

DNA has Thymine base; RNA has Uracil

DNA has a deoxyribose sugar; RNA: ribose sugar

DNA can't leave the nucleus; RNA has to leave the nucleus

500

Draw the process of DNA Replication with the following terms: Helicase, RNA Primer, DNA Polymerase, and DNA Ligase

Helicase unzip two strands of DNA

RNA primer binds to the DNA strands and acts as a starting point of synthesis.

DNA polymerase adds complimentary bases 

DNA ligase "glues" or seal two DNA strands together. 


500

Write your answer on the white board:

Using a codon wheel or chart, translate following mRNA strand:

AUG-GGA-CCC-UAA?

What is Methionine (Start)-Glycine-Proline-Stop?

500

Write your answer on the white board

Provide the missing information (Use a codon chart or wheel)

DNA: _____ _______

mRNA: UUC-UAG 

amino acid: ____- _____

What is "A A G and A T C"? 

What is  "Phe and Stop"?

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