DNA
RNA
DNA or RNA?
DNA Replication
Protein Synthesis
Mutations/Misc
100
The sugar that is part of DNA
Deoxyribose
100
The sugar that is found in RNA
What is Ribose?
100
Which is made up of Nucleotides?
Both
Rationale: DNA and RNA are both made up of Nucleotides as they are both Nucleic Acids
100
What is the main goal of DNA Replication?
To make an identical copy of DNA
100
What are the two steps of protein synthesis in order?
Transcription, then Translation
100
What do we call it when the DNA code is copied incorrectly, creating a change in the DNA strand?
Mutations
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:
DNA Strand - A T T C G C A G T
What is U A A G C G U C A
200
Which can ONLY be found in the nucleus?
DNA
200
This process is considered being "Semiconservative". What does this term mean?
Means the DNA is made up of 1 old strand (original) and 1 new strand.
200
What is the process called when we make an mRNA copy of a DNA gene?
Transcription
200
The picture below represents what type of Mutation?
Insertion
300
What are the weak bonds that hold nitrogenous bases together?
Hydrogen Bonds
300
The full names for the three different types of RNA
What are messenger RNA, transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA?
300
Which of the following contains the sugar Ribose?
RNA
300
Which of the following enzymes are responsible for adding/bring free nucleotides to DNA strand in Replication?
a. Helicase
b. DNA Polymerase
c. Ligase
What is DNA Polymerase?
300
What amino acids does the following mRNA sequence Code for?
mRNA: AUGGACUGA
Met - Asp. Acid - STOP
300
What do letters "A" and "C" represent in the picture below?
A - Peptide Bond
B - Amino Acid
C - tRNA
D - Codon
E - mRNA
BD - Ribosome (rRNA)
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 structure is famously known as the "Double Helix"?
DNA
400
Which of the following enzymes are responsible for "gluing" or putting the new strand of DNA together to make the DNA strand?
a. Helicase
b. DNA Polymerase
c. Ligase
What is Ligase
400
In translation, rRNA's (Ribosomes) role is to read the mRNA sequences to make a protein. What is tRNA's role in translation?
tRNA brings the correct amino acid over to the ribosome.
400
This region of DNA is called a ____(a)___, which has instructions for making a specific type of ____(b)____.
(a) Gene
(b) Protein
500
The reason why DNA replication happens.
What is to pass on genetic information to other cells during cell division?
500
What are 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
Below is a strand of Nucleotides. Based on this strand, is this a strand of DNA or RNA?
ACAAUGC
RNA
Rationale: RNA contains the Nitrogenous Base Uracil (U), while DNA contains the Nitrogenous Base Thymine (T)
500
Which of the following enzymes are responsible for bringing free nucleotides to the original DNA strand?
a. Helicase
b. DNA Polymerase
c. Ligase
DNA Polymerase
500
What type of cell(s) would could have mutation that would be passed on from the parent to their offspring?
a. Muscle Cell
b. Skin Cell
c. Sperm Cell
d. Reproductive Cell
What is...
C . Sperm Cell
d. Reproductive Cell
500
What type of Mutation occurred in the following DNA strand (Insertion, Deletion, or Substitution)?
Original Strand - A T T C G C A G T
Mutated Strand - A T T C G C A C T
Substitution
600
The letters A & G in the picture below represent what part of a nucleotide (Deoxyribose Sugar, Nitrogenous Base, or Phosphate Group)?
Nitrogenous Base
600
What is the complementary RNA strand of this Sequence?
A T G A T
U A C U A
600
This form of Nucleic Acid can be found in the Nucleus AND Cytoplasm
RNA
600
According to the picture, what happens during DNA Replication?
DNA is copies and held together at the centromere
600
What is happening in the picture below? What do we call this process?
An RNA strand is being made; This process is called Transcription.
600
What type of mutation (Insertion, Deletion, Substitution) would least likely affect the protein being made?
Substitution