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Macromolecules
Central Dogma
Mystery Q's
True or False
100

What are the four macromolecules?

Nucleic acid, proteins, lipids, and carbohydrates

100

What percent of your DNA in your genome codes for proteins?


1.5% 

100

What does U-ABC-IT stand for?

Use evidence, Ask questions, Be skeptical, Cultivate wonder, Identify confusions and Think like a biologist

100

DNA, RNA, traits, proteins

False! DNA, RNA, proteins, traits

200

What are the functions of the four macromolecules?

Nucleic Acids: stores and transmits DNA and RNA
Carbohydrate: stores energy, structural support. Lipids: structures, energy, flexibility
Proteins: required for cell structure and regulation of the bodies tissue and organs


200

Where is the genetic information of DNA molecules stored? 

Sequence of nucleotides

200

What is a water molecule made up of? 

2 hydrogens and one oxygen!

200

Proteins are what give us our traits.

True! 

300

What are the monomers for each macromolecule?

Nucleic Acid- nucleotides

Carbohydrates- monosaccharide 

Lipids- fatty acids

Proteins- amino acids

300

If 10% of the DNA in a chromosome is made up of thymine, what percent of it is guanine? 

40% 

300

What bond holds the two strands of DNA together in the double helix structure?

Hydrogen bonds! 

300

Translation is the process that builds a new protein molecule which gives us a trait.

True!

400

Where are each of the macromolecules stored?

Nucleic acid- nucleus 

Carbohydrate- mitochondria and chloroplasts

Lipids- fat cells

Proteins- DNA

400

Predict the RNA sequence from this template DNA sequence:

3'... TAC GGG AAC GAC CAC ACG ...5'

5'... AUG CCC UUG CUG GUG UGC ...3'

400

Order these from largest to smallest..

Skin cell, x-chromosome, gene, human genome, and nucleotide

Skin cell, human genome, x-chromosome, gene and nucleotide

400

RNA polymerase produces RNA molecules during transcription

True!