DNA
RNA
VOCABULARY
BASES
POTPOURRI
100

WHAT DOES DNA STAND FOR 

DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC ACID 

100

WHAT DOES RNA STAND FOR 

RIBONUCLEIC ACID 

100

DEFINE DNA 

CARRIER OF GENETIC INFROMATION 

100

FOUR BASES OF DNA 

ADENINE 

THYMINE 

CYTOSINE 

GUANINE 

100

GAS, LIQUID, SOLID, _________, WHAT’S THE FOURTH STATE OF MATTER?

PLASMA 

300

HOW MANY STRANDS DOES DNA HAVE AND WHAT IS IT CALLED 

TWO STRANDS AND DOUBLE HELIX 

300

HOW MANY STRANDS DOES AN RNA HAVE 

ONE STRAND 

300

DEFINE RNA 

Long single-stranded chain of cells that processes proteins

300

FOUR BASES OF RNA 

ADENINE 

URACIL 

CYTOSINE 

GUNAINE 

300

WHAT IS THE CAPITAL OF FLORIDA 

TALLAHASEE, FLORIDA 

500

WHAT ARE THE FOUR STEPS OF DNA REPLICATION 

HELICASE

PRIMASE

POLYMERASE 

LIGASE

500

3 TYPES OF RNA 

MESSENGER RNA (mRNA) 

TRANSFER RNA (tRNA) 

RIBOSOMAL RNA (rRNA) 

500

DEFINE GENE REGULATION 

THE ABILITY FOR YOUR GENES TO TURN ON/OFF

500

MNEMONIC FOR DNA AND RNA’S FOUR BASES 

DNA: APPLES IN THE TREE, CARS IN THE GARAGE 


RNA: APPLES UNDER

CAR IN THE GARAGE 

500

WHO WROTE THE HARRY POTTER SERIES 

J.K. ROWLING