Protein Synthesis

DNA Structure

100

This base always pairs with cytosine.

What is guanine?

200

The three parts of a nucleotide in DNA.

What are the phosphate group, deoxyribose and nitrogenous base?

300

This is the type of bond that holds the nitrogenous bases together and allows for DNA to be replicated.

What are hydrogen bonds.

400

DNA gets tightly coiled around this protein so that it can be condensed into chromosomes.

What are histones?

500

These two bases are classified as cytosine and thymine?

What are pyrimidines?

DNA Replication

100

This is the name of the structure of DNA that allows for it to be replicated.

What is a double helix?

200

This enzyme unzips the DNA double helix to begin the process of replication.

What is helicase?

300

This enzyme acts as a computer and ensures that the bases are paired correctly during replication.

What is DNA polymerase?

400

This is the model that is used to describe DNA and during the process of replication the template strand is conserved.

What is the semi-conservative model?

500

This is the direction in which the new DNA strand is created.

What is the 5' to 3' direction.

Transcription

100

The location of transcription in the cell.

What is the nucleus.

200

The 3 types of RNA.

What are mRNA, tRNA and rRNA?

300

This enzyme unzips the DNA and ensure correct base pairing to begin the process of transcription.

What is RNA polymerase?

400

This is where the single stranded RNA travels to after it is transcribed.

What is the ribosome?

500

Transcribe the following template DNA sequence into mRNA. A T T C G G A A C C T C G C T

What is U A A G C C U U G G A G C G A.

Translation

100

This is the purpose of translation.

What is to create proteins.

200

This is the name for the molecule that brings the amino acid to the mRNA sequence in the ribosome.

What is the tRNA

300

The section of tRNA that pairs with complement on mRNA.

What is anticodon?

400

Sets of three bases in mRNA are called this. This amino acid is considered to be the universal start codon.

What is a codon and methionine.

500

Translate the following mRNA sequence into the correct amino acid sequence. A U G C G C A A A G A G U U C

What is MET ARG LYS Glutamic Acid PHN

Miscellaneous

100

These are the building blocks of proteins.

What are amino acids?

200

This is the type of bond that holds the amino acids together in a protein.

What is a peptide bond?

300

The 3' to 5' strand of DNA in of newly replicated DNA.

What is lagging strand?

400

mRNA codon UGC codes for this amino acid.

What is cysteine.

500

The name for the 3' to 5' strand in mRNA transcription.

What is the template strand?