Chapter 5.1 DNA, RNA, Transcription, Translation

Question 1

molecule that stores information

Answer 1

DNA

Question 2

large molecules made up of amino acids

Answer 2

proteins

Question 3

subunits that make up a protein

Answer 3

amino acids

Question 4

the four DNA base pairs

Answer 4

adenine (A), thymine (T), cytosine (C), guanine (G)

Question 5

In DNA, A pairs with….

Answer 5

T

Question 6

In DNA, T pairs with …

Answer 6

A

Question 7

In DNA, C pairs with …

Answer 7

G

Question 8

In DNA, G pairs with …

Answer 8

C

Question 9

what makes up the rungs of DNA?

Answer 9

nucleotides

Question 10

the genetic code is this code (looking for a number)

Answer 10

a triplet code

Question 11

the process when DNA is copied

Answer 11

replication

Question 12

When does a cell replicate?

Answer 12

before the cell divides

Question 13

How do the base pairs match up in replication?

Answer 13

A with T, C with G

Question 14

the three types of RNA

Answer 14

mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

Question 15

Base pairing rules for RNA

Answer 15

A pairs with U, C pairs with G

Question 16

In RNA, A pairs with …

Answer 16

U

Question 17

In RNA, U pairs with

Answer 17

A

Question 18

In RNA, C pairs with

Answer 18

G

Question 19

In RNA, G pairs with

Answer 19

C

Question 20

the process of transferring information from DNA to RNA

Answer 20

transcription

Question 21

the process of transferring RNA to proteins

Answer 21

translation