Protein Synthesis And DNA

Question 1

What is a chromosome?

Answer 1

Single strand of DNA

Question 2

What is a gene?

Answer 2

Stretch of DNA that code for a trait; make proteins

Question 3

Parts of DNA

Answer 3

Phosphate, sugar, base

Question 4

4 bases of DNA and their pairings

Answer 4

A, T

C, G

Question 5

What do proteins do?

Answer 5

Build things, lead to traits

Question 6

Why are proteins important?

Answer 6

Break down food, gives traits

Question 7

Role of DNA

Answer 7

Holds genes

Question 8

Traits of RNA

Answer 8

Single stranded
Uracil
Anywhere
Ribose
mRNA, tRNA, rRNA

Question 9

How many nucleotides are in a codon?

Answer 9

3

Question 10

How many amino acids in 1 codon?

Answer 10

I amino acid

Question 12

How many different amino acids are there?

Answer 12

20 amino acids

Question 12

Traits of DNA

Answer 12

Double stranded
Thymine
In nucleus
Sugar

Question 13

What does transcription do?

Answer 13

Changes DNA to mRNA in the nucleus

Question 14

What happens in translation?

Answer 14

Changes mRNA to proteins in the ribosome

Question 15

Which comes first- transcription or translation?

Answer 15

Transcription

Question 16

Does mRNA have codons or anti codons?

Answer 16

Codons

Question 17

mRNA is made by…

Answer 17

Transcription

Question 18

Where does tRNA bring amino acids?

Answer 18

Ribosomes

Question 19

tRNA has codons or anti codons?

Answer 19

Anti codons

Question 20

_______ takes place in the ribosome

Answer 20

Translation

Question 21

What is a polypeptide made of?

Answer 21

Amino acids

Question 22

What makes up nucleic acid?

Answer 22

Nucleotides

Question 23

How does DNA lead to traits?

Answer 23

The DNA is changed to mRNA and then the mRNA codes for proteins and the proteins make up the traits.