Molecular Biology Basics
The branch of biology that is responsible for investigating and explaining biological activity on the chemical level.
What is Molecular Biology
The four main monomers necessary for the synthesis of their respective macromolecules.
What are Glycerol/Fatty acids, Monosaccharides, Amino acids, and Nucleotides?
Name a monomer of DNA.
What are Nucleotides?
The synthesis of polypeptides on ribosomes.
What Is Translation?
The energy source created from Cellular Respiration.
What is ATP?
Biochemical processes that occur within an organism that is needed for survival. The body uses this process in order to convert food into energy.
What is Metabolism
The four main macromolecules necessary for biological processes.
What are Lipids, Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Nucleic Acids?
This sugar is in DNA.
What is deoxyribose?
The START and STOP codons used to make DNA strands.
What is the START codon AUG and the STOP codon UAG?
The waste products of photosynthesis are used in what process?
What is cellular respiration?
Forms the backbone of every single organic molecule. It is also able to form four covalent bonds which allows an assortment of stable compounds to exist.
What are Carbon Atoms?
How many of these monomers are involved in the synthesis of polypeptides.
What are 20 amino acids?
This type of bond joins a strand of nucleotides.
What is a covalent bond? (Extra info-The covalent bond gives the nucleotides a sugar - phosphate backbone.)
The overall purpose of mRNA.
What is Protein Synthesis?
The buildup of this acid during exercise causes sore muscles.
What is lactic acid?
Reactions that build up larger molecules from smaller ones. These reactions require energy which is usually supplied in the form of ATP.
What is Anabolism
The specific process that allows monosaccharides to construct polysaccharides.
What is a condensation reaction?
This has a ribose and is a single stranded.
What is RNA?
The process of information being copied into mRNA.
What is Transcription?
This process uses light to form ATP and splits water.
What is photolysis?
Part of metabolism in which larger molecules are broken down into smaller ones. These reactions release energy and sometimes this energy is captured in the form of ATP which can later benefit and be used in the cell.
What is Catabolism
Triglycerides, a type of lipid, is a combination of these two things.
What are 3 Fatty acids and Glycerol?
This enzyme uses a pre-existing strand as a template to make a new strand.
What is DNA polymerase?
The process that occurs between tRNA and mRNA. (Translation)
What is tRNA, connecting to codons from mRNA?
Light independent reactions use these two things to “fix” CO2 and turn it into glucose.
What are ATP and H+ ions?