How many strands do DNA have and what are the 4 different bases?
What direction is DNA replication ALWAYS made in?
5 to 3
What are the 3 phases of the Cell Cycle? (Not referring to the 4 steps of the 2nd phase)
Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis
What suffix do enzymes end in?
"ase"
Which organelle is DNA stored in?
nucleus
What is the repeating subunit(monomer) called of DNA? Your DNA has millions of these on both sides
Nucleotide!
What is the first step in DNA replication?
Unwinding/opening/unzipping the double helix DNA via DNA Helicase
Packaged DNA is called what? unpackaged DNA is called what?
chromosomes; chromatin
Which enzyme opens up the DNA by breaking the hydrogen bonds of the bases in the middle?
Helicase
What suffix do sugars end in? Can you give an example?
'ose'
examples: glucose, fructose, lactose, deoxyribose
What are the bonds that hold the bases in the middle together?
What is the 2nd and 3rd step of DNA replication?
Step 2 is adding primers via DNA Primase so DNA replication can know where to start.
Step 3: DNA polymerase starts building the other half of the DNA by adding complementary bases to the open old strand
What happens during interphase?
Which enzyme adds primers?
Primase
What are the 3 steps of Cellular Respiration?
1. Glycolysis
2. Krebs Cycle
3. ETC (Electron Transport Chain)
What are the 3 parts of the nucleotide?
Deoxyribose (Sugar), Phosphate, and Nitrogenous Base
DNA is made semiconservatively, what does that mean?
DNA replication is semiconservative. Each strand in the double helix acts as a template(old) for synthesis of a new, complementary strand. One old and one new strands
What are the 4 phases of mitosis? Which out of the 4 is when the chromosomes line up in the middle?
Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
Which enzyme synthesizes/builds the new complementary new strand?
DNA Polymerase III
What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells?
eukaryotic cells have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
prokaryotes don't have a nucleus or membrane bound organelles
What do we mean when we say DNA is antiparallel?
the nucleotides in the two strands of DNA run in opposite directions. One strand runs in a 5’→3’ direction, while the other runs in a 3’→ 5’ direction
Explain the process of making the leading and lagging strand
Leading strand is made in a continuous direction, the direction of which the DNA is unzipping. Synthesis of the leading strand is always made 5 to 3.
Lagging strand is made in fragments in the opposite direction of which the DNA is unzipping, called Okazaki fragments. Synthesis is always made 5 to 3 as well.
Which enzyme glues the gaps and remaining Okazaki fragments or broken pieces?
Ligase
What is the chemical equation of cellular respiration? (what goes in and out of the process)
Glucose +Oxygen→ Carbon dioxide+ water+energy
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 → 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + 36 ATP