*Unit 6 Part 4: Protein Synthesis

Question 1

Proteins are made of…

Answer 1

amino acids linked together.

Question 2

DNA sequence controls…

Answer 2

the order of amino acids.

Question 3

What controls the order of amino acids?

Answer 3

DNA Sequence

Question 4

The structure of a protein controls its…

Answer 4

function.

Question 5

What controls the funtion of a protein?

Answer 5

the structure of a protein

Question 6

What are the protein functions?

Answer 6

Structure, enzymes, and hormones

Question 7

Structure, enzymes, and hormones are all what?

Answer 7

Protein Functions

Question 8

Hemoglobin, Elastin, Keratin, Fibrin, Insulin, and Pepsin are all examples of what?

Answer 8

Examples of proteins

Question 9

What are 6 examples of proteins?

Answer 9

Hemoglobin, Elastin, Keratin, Fibrin, Insulin, and Pepsin

Question 10

What is Hemoglobin?

Answer 10

A protein that carries oxygen in the blood

Question 11

What is Elastin?

Answer 11

A flexible protein of the skin

Question 12

What is Keratin?

Answer 12

A hard protein in figernails

Question 13

What is Fibrin?

Answer 13

A clotting protein

Question 14

What is Insulin?

Answer 14

A glucose regulating hormone

Question 15

What is pepsin?

Answer 15

A digestive enzyme

Question 16

DNA code is used to construct…

Answer 16

Proteins

Question 17

What is transcription?

Answer 17

DNA code copied to mRNA in the Nucleus

Question 18

What is translation?

Answer 18

mRNA code is used to make a protein

Question 19

What is the DNA sugar?

Answer 19

Deoxyribose

Question 20

What is the DNA nitrogen bases?

Answer 20

Adenine, Cytosine, Thymine, and Guanine

Question 21

What is the structure of DNA? How many strands does it have?

Answer 21

2 strands

Question 22

What is the RNA sugar?

Answer 22

Ribose

Question 23

What is the RNA nitrogen bases?

Answer 23

Adenine, Cytosine, Uracil, Guanine

Question 24

What is the structure of RNA? How many strands does it have?

Answer 24

1 strand

Question 25

DNA --> RNA is...

Answer 25

Transcription

Question 26

What are the steps of Transcription?

Answer 26

1. DNA unwinds in the nucleus 2. mRNA makes a copy of a gene from the DNA and leaves the nucleus

Question 27

mRNA --> Protein is...

Answer 27

Translation

Question 28

What are the steps of Translation?

Answer 28

1. mRNA goes to the ribosome 2. tRNA molucules bring amino acids to the ribosome 3. The ribosome puts amino acids together with peptide bonds to make proteins

Question 29

Where does Transcription occur?

Answer 29

in the nucleus

Question 30

Where does Translation occur?

Answer 30

in the ribosomes

Question 31

What is the process of transcription?

Answer 31

mRNA copies DNA strand to leave the nucleus

Question 32

What is the process of translation?

Answer 32

tRNA matches with mRNA and brings amino acids to build proteins

Question 33

What does transcription create?

Answer 33

mRNA strand

Question 34

What does translation create?

Answer 34

Protein

Question 35

DNA --> mRNA --> _____

Answer 35

Protein

Question 36

DNA --> _____ --> Protein

Answer 36

mRNA

Question 37

_____ --> mRNA --> Protein

Answer 37

DNA

Question 38

mRNA will have _____ instead of thymine.

Answer 38

uracil

Question 39

If you are given the DNA strand what must you first do before you can group codons?

Answer 39

You have to determine the complementary mRNA strand

Question 40

What are codons?

Answer 40

The three sets of nucleotides mRNA is divided into

Question 41

mRNA is divided into what?

Answer 41

Three sets of nucleotides called codons

Question 42

Each tRNA molecule has...

Answer 42

one set of three nucleotides called an anticodon

Question 43

_____ has one set of three nucleotides called an anticodon.

Answer 43

tRNA

Question 44

Codons and anticodons match up to put in the right...

Answer 44

amino acid

Question 45

One codon codes for one _____.

Answer 45

amino acid

Question 46

One _____ codes for one amino acid.

Answer 46

codon

Question 47

The genetic code is _____.

Answer 47

universal

Question 48

the same codons code for the same _____ in all species.

Answer 48

amino acids

Question 49

the same codons code for the same amino acids in _____.

Answer 49

all species