DNA
RNA
DNA & RNA
Protein Synthesis
BONUS x2
200
What is the helix composed of?
deoxyribose sugars and phosphates
200
How many different types of RNA are there?
3
200
What are the building blocks (monomers) of DNA & RNA?
Nucleotides
200
Transcription is the synthesis of ______ using DNA as the template
mRNA
300
What are two strands (double helix) held together by?
hydrogen bonds
300
Which type of RNA brings amino acids to ribosomes?
tRNA (transfer RNA)
300
RNA uses the nitrogen base ______ instead of thymine that DNA uses
Uracil
300
What is the first step of protein synthesis?
Transcription
300
What is happening in the picture?
DNA Replication
300
What does DNA stand for?
deoxyribonucleic acid
300
Which type of RNA copies genetic information from DNA in the nucleus and takes it to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm?
mRNA (messenger RNA)
300
________ stays in the nucleus while ______ travels outside the nucleus to the ribosomes
DNA, RNA
300
What is the second step of protein synthesis?
Translation
300
What is the codon that generally signals "start"?
AUG
500
DNA is the storage of genetic information that ____ for ______ that determine the physical characteristics of an organism
Code, Proteins
500
Which type of RNA is part of the ribosome structure?
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
500
RNA is ______ stranded while DNA is ______ stranded
Single, double
500
A _______ is a sequence of 3 nucleotides that define an amino acid
Codon
500
Where (which organelle) in the cell does Transcription occur?
Nucleus
600
DNA uses 4 nitrogen bases ______, ______, _________, and ______
A-T
C-G
600
RNA uses 4 nitrogen bases ______, ______, _________, and ______
A-U
C-G
600
RNA uses a ______ sugar, while DNA uses a __________ sugar
Ribose, deoxyribose
600
The complementary DNA & RNA base sequence for GTG CAC is
DNA: CAC GTG
RNA: CAC GUG
600
Where (which organelle) in the cell does Translation occur?
Ribosomes