Biology: DNA to Protein

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What are two differences between DNA and RNA ?

1. RNA has a ribose sugar instead of deoxyribose sugar like DNA. 2. RNA nucleotides have a uracil base instead of thymine.

How many different amino acids are there ?

20

Which of the following is not a polymer ?

Amino Acid

What are the building blocks of protein molecules ?

Amino Acids

Which carbohydrate is part of each RNA molecule ?

Ribose

In which cell organelle does the process of translation happen ?

Ribosome

In which organelle does transcription happen ?

Ribosome

Which nitrogen-containing base is found in DNA, but not in RNA ?

Thymine

What name si given to the process of turning DNA into RNA?

Transcription

Transcription and Translation are similar because they....

Both involve RNA

What name is given to the processes like digestion, which break down molecules and release energy ?

Catabolism

What is the name for a group of three nucleotides that serve as the code for choosing a single amino acid ?

Codon

What name is given to the series of three bases of DNA or RNA that code for a specific amino acid ?

Codon

What name is given to the process that copies DNA molecules and produces more DNA molecules ?

DNA Replication

In the process of transcription....

DNA is used as a template for making RNA

What shape is a DNA molecule ?

Double helix

What is the sugar that makes up the nucleotides of RNA ?

Ribose

Which molecule unwinds and "unzips" DNA molecules to prepare them to be copied ?

Helicase

In which cell organelles does the process mentioned above happen ?

Nucleus

The process mentioned above happens in which cell organelle ?

Nucleus

Beside a sugar and nitrogen containing bases, what other component is found in every DNA and RNA molecule ?

Phosphate

What name is used for a molecule made of many repeating units ?

Polymer

Which enzyme is used to add bases to new strands of DNA or RNA during the processes that make those molecules ?

Polymerase

What function do the methylated cap and poly-a tail perform in RNA ?

Protecting the RNA from damage

What kind of processes begin with Small molecules or pieces of molecules, and ends with bigger molecules ?

Protein synthesis

What type of RNA serves as the actual template for a protein molecule ?

mRNA

Which type of RNA is produced in this process ?

mRNA

When protein molecules are being assembled, what specific molecule brings each amino acid to add to the protein molecule ?

tRNA

Which molecule contains an anti-codon, and is responsible for acting like a "taxi", bringing new amino acids into place to be added onto a protein molecule?

tRNA


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