Organelles
Protein Synthesis
Transcription
Translation
Mutations
100

What are mitochondria and what do they produce?

Powerhouse of the cell. Produce ATP/Energy

100

Why is AUG considered the most important codon in the mRNA strand?

It is the start codon
100

What is the result of transcription? (the output)

mRNA (Transcription is taking a segment of DNA and creating a complimentary RNA strand)
100

What are the inputs and outputs of Translation

mRNA goes in proteins come out. 

100

Where does mutations occur DNA or RNA

DNA

200

What are lysosomes?

Organelles that break down and recycle waste within the cell

200
What is transcription and where does it occur?

DNA to mRNA, the nucleus. 

200

During transcription the base pairs of DNA are used as a template to create RNA. The pairing rules are the same as DNA replication with one exception. What is that exception?

in DNA replication Adenine pairs with thymine and in Transcription (Building an RNA strand from a segment of DNA) Adenine pairs with Uracil. 

RNA                     DNA

A<->U                 A<->T

C<->G                 C<->G

200

What are the three types of RNA

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

200

what is the mutation that involves changing one nitrogen base?

Substitution or Point mutation

300

what are ribosomes and what do they produce?

organelles that produce proteins

300

What is translation and where does it occur?

mRNA to protein. Cytoplasm. 

300

Where does Transcription take place and WHY?

The nucleus because DNA cannot leave the nucleus and Transcription is making RNA from segments of DNA. 

300

what do codons represent or code for?

Amino acids

300

what is the mutation that involves inserting or deleting a nitrogen base?

Frameshift mutation
400

What is cytoplasm?

It is the gooey center of the cell that holds organelles in place and helps give shape to the cell. 

400

What molecule brings the amino acids to the ribosome for protein synthesis

tRNA

400

CANDY QUESTION!!!!!!

What are three differences between DNA vs RNA? I will only take the MOST CORRECT ANSWER.

DNA is double stranded. RNA is single stranded. 

DNA uses Deoxyribose as its sugar, RNA uses Ribose

In DNA, A pairs with T and in RNA A pairs with U

400

what is an anticodon and what is it used for? Best answer wins.

anticodon are the nitrogen bases attached to tRNA that pair with codons to hold amino acids in the correct sequence

400

Look at the following mutation and determine what the mutation is and whether it is Missense, Nonsense or Silent

T A C   G G A   T T T   A C T   G C T      Orginal

T A C   G G A   T T T   A C T   G A T      Mutated

Point and silent mutation

Original results

AUG CCU AAA UGA CGA

Met  Pro  Lys  Stop doesn't matter after stop codon. 

500

What is the Golgi apparatus?

Organelle that sorts and packages proteins for secretion.

500

Two hormones have the same number of amino acids but different sequences. Using your knowledge of proteins, explain why they perform different jobs in the body.

Different amino acid sequences = different folding patterns, so the proteins have different shapes and therefore different functions.

500

The Empire jams (stops) all signals between the nucleus and ribosomes in a clone trooper’s cells.
Which molecule can no longer travel out of the nucleus and what happens to the trooper’s protein production?

mRNA , Protein production stops. (they die)

500

How does the changes in the amino acid sequence physically affect the protein. 

The amino acid sequence affects the way it is folded or shaped, which affects the function

500

CANDY QUESTION!!!!

A DNA strand and its mutated version are shown below. Identify the type of mutation AND explain how it changes the amino acid sequence.

Original DNA:
TACTTGGACGGTATC

Mutated DNA:
TACTTGGTACGGTATC

  • Original DNA codons: TAC TTG GAC GGT ATC

    • mRNA: AUG AAC CUG CCA UAG

    • Amino acids: Met – Asn – Leu – Pro – STOP

  • Mutated DNA codons after insertion:
    TAC TTG GTA CGG TAT C...

    • mRNA: AUG AAC CAU GCC AUA...

    • Amino acids: Met – Asn – His – Ala – Ile…