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DNA, RNA
and Protein Synthesis
JEOPARDY #1
DNA
Structure
DNA
Vocab
Replication
Transcription
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DNA Structure
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Tell one experiment you learned about
that helped scientists learn about the
nature of DNA. (two options)
A: Hershey & Chase (radioactive bacteriophages)
Franklin – X-ray diffraction (DNA structure)
DNA Structure
200
Name the 2 molecules that make up
the backbone of the DNA molecule.
A: What are deoxyribose sugars
and phosphates?
DNA Structure
300
Name the nitrogen bases used to make
the DNA code
A: What are Adenine, Guanine,
Cytosine, and Thymine?
DNA Structure
400
Nitrogen bases made with 2 rings
(like A and G) are called what?
A
A: What are purines?
G
DNA Structure
500
What does Chargaff’s rule
state?
A: What is percentage of A is equal to T
and the percentage of C is equal to G?
Vocabulary
100
Subunits used to make DNA are
called…
A: What are nucleotides ?
Vocabulary
200
The name of the subunits that
make up a protein.
A: What is amino acid?
Vocabulary
300
Set of 3 bases on an mRNA strand
that are used to make proteins.
A: What is codon?
Vocabulary
400
Enzyme that unzips the DNA
molecule, breaking the hydrogen
bonds.
A: What is DNA Helicase?
Vocabulary
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The rule stating every base pairs
only with one other specific base.
A: What is Complimentary Base
Pairing?
Replication
100
Main enzyme that joins nucleotides
to make a DNA molecule
A: What is DNA Polymerase?
Replication
200
Site where separation of
strands and replication
occurs
A: What is a replication fork or
replication bubble?
Replication
300
Give the complementary DNA code
for:
A T G - G C T - GGT
A: What is: T A C - C G A - CCA
Replication
400
Tell something else DNA polymerase
does besides join nucleotides
A: What is proofreads new strand to
check for errors?
Replication
500
Term used for the fact that when
replicating, one strand is old and
one strand is new.
A: What is semi-conservative?
Transcription
100
Name the 3 kinds of RNA.
A: What are mRNA, tRNA and rRNA?
Transcription
200
Name the nitrogen base that is used
when DNA is transcribed into mRNA.
A: What is uracil?
Transcription
300
Transcribe the following DNA molecule
into its mRNA compliment.
TAC – G GA– CAT – G TA
A: What is: A U G – C C U – G U A – C A U
Transcription
400
Where does the mRNA travel to after
it is made?
A: What are Ribosomes or to the
cytoplasm?
Transcription
500
What do we call the parts of
DNA that are transcribed into
mRNA?
A: What are Genes?
Translation
100
Subunits that are joined
together to make proteins
A: What are amino acids?
Translation
200
Place in cell where proteins are
assembled
A: What is on the ribosomes or
in the cytoplasm?
Daily Double
600
Turn this DNA strand into its tRNA
complimentary anti-codon.
TAG – CAG – AAC – TAT
A: What is: UAG – CAG – AAC – UAU
Translation
400
Another name for translation
A: What is protein synthesis?
Translation
500
Which amino acid
will be added next?
A: What is leucine?