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DNA Challenge
• As a group, quietly discuss
each question and agree upon
one correct answer. The group
with the most correct answers
will win.
1 of 24) Name the 3 parts of a
nucleotide.
2 of 24) Which chemical will reunite
DNA during replication?
3 of 24) Because agents such as UV
light is known to cause DNA errors, it is
an example of a _______.
4 of 24) Two part question:
a) At which organelle is mRNA created?
b) At which organelle does mRNA travel to?
5 of 24) Which DNA bases create the
amino acid methionine?
6 of 24) What is the anticodon if
given the DNA bases TTA?
7 of 24) Which amino acid is
created from the DNA letters AGT?
8 of 24) Grab-bag: “Gateway to the West” is
the nickname of which Midwestern city?
9 of 24) In order, list the amino acids
that will be delivered to the ribosome.
10 of 24) During which cell cycle
stage is DNA copied?
11 of 24) Two part question:
a) Which pair of DNA bases shows a
mutation?
b) What type of gene mutation is this an
example of?
12 of 24) What is a section of our
DNA called that makes a protein?
13 of 24) Two part question:
a) What is created as a result of
transcription?
b) Translation?
14 of 24) Using the rules of
transcription, fill in the bases below.
15 of 24) Grab-bag: What is John
Wilkes Booth infamous for?
16 of 24) In order, list the tRNA that
will be delivered to the ribosome.
17 of 24) Write the DNA bases that
created this strand of mRNA.
18 of 24) What does a transfer RNA
transfer?
19 of 24)
Name the
RNA base
that
replaces
thymine?
20 of 24) How
many
nucleotides
are in this
picture?
21 of 24) Examine the normal gene
below.
A C G T T T G C C A A G
Now examine the same gene, only
with a mutation.
A C G T T G C C A A G
What type of mutation is this?
22 of 24) Which female scientist helped
uncovered the structure of DNA?
23 of 24) The red letters represent introns and
the blue are exons. After mRNA processing,
list the final mRNA that will travel to a
ribosome.
ATC C GTGTA ATG CTAC G
UAGGCACAUUACGAUGC
24 of 24) Grab-bag: According to Guinness
Records, which actor has been the lead in 142
Hollywood movies (the most ever)?
John Wayne
Morgan
Freeman
Gene Hackman
Clint Eastwood
Samuel L.
Jackson
Lucille Ball
Christopher Lee
Katherine
Hepburn
1 of 24) Name the 3 parts of a
nucleotide.
2 of 24) Which chemical will reunite
DNA during replication?
3 of 24) Because agents such as UV
light is known to cause DNA errors, it is
an example of a _______.
4 of 24) Two part question:
a) At which organelle is mRNA created?
b) At which organelle does mRNA travel to?
5 of 24) Which DNA bases create the
amino acid methionine?
6 of 24) What is the anticodon if
given the DNA bases TTA?
7 of 24) Which amino acid is
created from the DNA letters AGT?
8 of 24) Grab-bag: “Gateway to the West”
is the nickname of which Midwestern city?
9 of 24) In order, list the amino acids
that will be delivered to the ribosome.
10 of 24) During which cell cycle
stage is DNA copied?
11 of 24) Two part question:
a) Which pair of DNA bases shows a
mutation?
b) What type of gene mutation is this an
example of?
12 of 24) What is a section of our
DNA called that makes a protein?
13 of 24) Two part question:
a) What is created as a result of
transcription?
b) Translation?
14 of 24) Using the rules of
transcription, fill in the bases below.
15 of 24) Grab-bag: What is John
Wilkes Booth famous for?
16 of 24) In order, list the tRNA that
will be delivered to the ribosome.
17 of 24) Write the DNA bases that
created this strand of mRNA.
18 of 24) What does a transfer RNA
transfer?
19 of 24)
Name the
RNA base
that
replaces
thymine?
20 of 24) How
many
nucleotides are
in this picture?
21 of 24) Examine the normal gene below.
A C G T T T G C C A A G
Now examine the same gene, only with an
mutation.
A C G T T G C C A A G
What type if mutation is this?
22 of 24) Which female scientist helped
uncovered the structure of DNA?
23 of 24) The red letters represent introns and
the blue are exons. After mRNA processing,
list the final mRNA that will travel to a
ribosome.
ATC C GTGTA ATG CTAC G
U A G GG
CC
ACAUUAC
UGAU G C
24 of 24) Grab-bag: According to Guinness
Records, which actor has been the lead in 142
Hollywood movies (the most ever)?
John Wayne
Morgan
Freeman
Gene Hackman
Clint Eastwood
Samuel L.
Jackson
Lucille Ball
Christopher Lee
Katherine
Hepburn