Bases and Pairs
Bonding
Enzymes
Replication, Transcription, or Translation
Biotechnology
100

What are the complementary DNA base pairs for CCATG?

GGTAC

100

What types of bonds connect complementary DNA base pairs?

hydrogen bonds

100
Which enzyme "unzips" complementary DNA base pairs?
Helicase
100
Which step occurs immediately before cell division?

Replication

100

The steps of DNA sequencing are most similar to what cell process?

DNA replication

200

What mRNA codon is complementary to the DNA bases AGG?

UCC

200

What bonds hold together the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA?

covalent bonds

200

Which enzyme is responsible for synthesizing mRNA?

RNA polymerase

200

Which step involves the creation of mRNA?

Transcription

200

Name one international DNA sequecing project 

The Human Genome Project

The 1000 Genomes Project

The 1000 Plant Genomes Project

Earth BioGenome Project

300

Which base can bond with two different complementary bases?

Adenine

300

What types of bonds link together amino acids? 

peptide bonds

300

Which enzyme joins together Okazaki fragments?

ligase

300

In which step is there a leading strand and a lagging strand?

Replication

300

DNA that is formed by combining DNA fragments that do not normally exist together is called

recombinant DNA

400

What tRNA anti-codon corresponds to the DNA bases TGC?

UGC

400

This is the type of reaction that breaks the bonds between amino acids

hydrolysis

400

Which enzyme forms complementary base pairs FIRST in DNA replication?

primase

400

Which stage does NOT occur in the nucleus?

Translation

400
Genes can be inserted into this type of bacterial DNA so that they are expressed when the bacteria reproduce

plasmids

500

Which base was first identified in bat feces?

Guanine

500

What type of bonds are affected by denaturing? 

hydrogen bonds / intermolecular bonds

500

What enzyme proofreads the new DNA strand during replication? 

DNA polymerase

500

FINAL JEOPARDY - you will have one minute

Best answer: 2000 points

Next best answers: 1500, 1000, 500, 250, 100 


Describe the Central Dogma

500

This is an organism that contains an altered genome that includes DNA from another species

transgenic organism