DNA Replication

Question 1

Define gene

Answer 1

A base sequence of DNA that codes for the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide or functional RNA molecule

Question 2

Define genome

Answer 2

The complex set of genes in a cell

Question 3

Define proteome

Answer 3

The full range of proteins that a cell is able to produce

Question 4

Define chromosome

Answer 4

Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein and a single molecule of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

Question 5

Define histone

Answer 5

Histones are a family of basic proteins that associate with DNA in the nucleus and help condense it into chromatin. Nuclear DNA does not appear in free linear strands; it is highly condensed and wrapped around histones in order to fit inside of the nucleus and take part in the formation of chromosomes.

Question 6

What base does RNA have that DNA doesn’t?

Answer 6

RNA has uracil while DNA has thymine

Question 7

What does a ribonucleotide look like?

Answer 7

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Question 8

What organelle make ATP during aerobic respiration in eukaryotes?

Answer 8

Mitochondria make ATP for respiration

Question 9

What are complementary base pairs held together by?

Answer 9

Hydrogen bonds

Question 10

What is an ATP molecule made up of?

Answer 10

3 phosphate groups
A ribose (pentagon)
Adenine (rectangle)