DNA Replication, Protein Synthesis, and The Cell Cycle

DNA Replication

100

This is the time that DNA replication occurs.

What is the S-phase of interphase?

200

This is the directionality of the leading strand.

What is 3' to 5'?

300

This is the responsibility of DNA Polymerase I.

What is the removal of RNA nucleotides from replicated DNA?

400

This is (are) the strand (s) of DNA where ligase is needed to completely replicate.

What is both the leading and the lagging strand?

500

This is the enzyme that prevents the DNA from coming back together during replication.

What is topoisomerase?

Protein Synthesis

100

These are the two steps of protein synthesis in the order they occur.

What are transcription and translation?

200

This is the central dogma of biology.

What is the idea that information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins in a one way process?

300

These are three post transcriptional modifications done to immature mRNA.

What is removal of introns, addition of a 5' cap, and addition of a poly-A tail?

400

This leads to silent mutations.

What is the degenerate code?

500

These are what bind to the mRNA molecule in the cytosol to begin translation.

What is the small ribosomal subunit and the activated amino acid methionine?

Mitosis

100

This is when the nuclear membrane dissolves.

What is prophase?

200

This is the product of mitosis.

What are two identical daughter cells?

300

This forms between dauhter plant cells during mitosis.

What is a cell plate?

400

This keeps sister chromatids together during mitosis.

What is cohesin?

500

This is the purpose of a kinetochore.

What is to remove tubulin subunits, shortening the microtubules?

Meiosis

100

This is when crossing over occurs.

What is prophase I?

200

This is the product of meiosis.

What are 4 unique daughter cells?

300

This is the purpose of meiosis I.

What is separation of homologous chromosomes?

400

These lead to variation in meiosis.

What are crossing over and independent assortment?

500

This is a MTOC.

What is a microtubule organizing center?

General Trivia

100

This is the number of countries in Asia.

What is 48 countries?

200

This is the number of words in Cat in the Hat.

What is 1,626 words?

300

This is the number of species of ants currently alive in the world.

What is more than 12,000 species?

400

This is the diploid number for dogs.

What is 78?

500

This is the number of kangaroos in Australia.

What is ~500 million?