Vocabulary
DNA, RNA, and Protein
DNA, RNA, and Protein
Lab
Anything Goes
100
Adenine pairs with ___________ (the whole name)
What is thymine.
100
What the R stands for in RNA
What is ribosomal or ribosome.
100
Nucleic acid that is NOT DNA that is made of ribose, phosphate, and one of the four nitrogenous bases.
What is RNA
100
What kind of cells were we using for the DNA extraction lab?
What are cheek cells.
100
Name one president on Mount Rushmore (the rock heads).
Who are Teddy Roosevelt, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Thomas Jefferson.
200
Adenine, thymine, guanine, and cystosine are the four____________.
What is nitrogenous bases.
200
The type of RNA that associates with proteins to form ribosomes.
What is rRNA.
200
The type of RNA that travels from the nucleus to the ribosomes to direct the synthesis of a specific protein.
What is mRNA
200
Why were some people able to see DNA strands and not others?
What is shaking the DNA too vigorously.
200
At least two of Dorthy's friends in the Wizard of Oz.
What is Cowardly Lion, the Tin Man, or the Scarecrow.
300
Means "create."
What is synthesis.
300
tRNA does this.
What is transports amino acids to the ribosomes.
300
Go to the board and spell out what DNA stands for.
What is deoxyribose nucleic acid.
300
The special characteristic of the alcohol.
What is temperature (it must be cold)
300
Successful country singer that is categorized as being one of the most successful American Idols ever.
Who is Carrie Underwood.
400
Protein coding sequences in DNA that are transcribed into mRNA and translated into protein.
What is translation.
400
Which enzyme is responsible for "unzipping" the DNA double helix?
What is helicase.
400
The chemical bond that bonds together the nitrogenous bases.
What are hydrogen bonds.
400
What material breaks the membrane of the DNA?
What is the soap.
400
Thanksgiving is #1. This "holiday" is #2 for "most food consumed" in America. *Hint: Notice, "holiday" is in quotes.
What is Superbowl Sunday.
500
Process in which RNA is synthesized from DNA
What is transcription.
500
The three states of the central dogma of biology: _______ codes for__________directs the synthesis of__________
What is DNA, RNA, protein.
500
3 basic steps to DNA replication
What is 1) Unwinding and unzipping 2) Build 3) Reform
500
At what step does the DNA break apart at?
What is the step where you shake the DNA.
500
The state where the Hershey Factory is located.
What is Pennsylvania.