DNA vs RNA

Question 1

DNA acronym means

Answer 1

DEOXYNUCLEIC ACID

Question 2

Portions of DNA are called _____

Answer 2

GENES

Question 2

is tightly wound into chromosomes and located in the nucleus of cells.

Answer 2

DNA

Question 2

DNA cannot leave the ____

Answer 2

NUCLEUS

Question 3

DNA is ___ stranded (2 sides)

Answer 3

DOUBLE

Question 4

RNA acronym means

Answer 4

RIBONUCLEIC ACID

Question 5

RNA is ____ stranded and does not have to stay in the nucleus

Answer 5

SINGLE

Question 6

is not found in chromosomes because it does not carry the genetic code, however it can read the DNA code and take the information out of the nucleus.

Answer 6

RNA

Question 7

RNA’s main job is to ________

Answer 7

BUILD PROTEINS

Question 8

The building blocks of DNA are called _________

Answer 8

NUCLEOTIDES

Question 9

One nucleotide in DNA is made of 3 important things what are these

Answer 9

1. 5 - CARBON SUGAR
2. PHOSPHATE
3. NITROGEN BASE

Question 10

what 5 carbon sugar does DNA have

Answer 10

DEOXYRIBOSE

Question 11

there are 4 nitrogen bases in DNA:

Answer 11

ADENINE, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, THYMINE

Question 12

What is the building block of RNA

Answer 12

NUCLEOTIDES

Question 13

3 important things of RNA

Answer 13

1. 5 carbon sugar
2. Phosphate
3. Nitrogen bases

Question 14

what are the 4 nitrogen bases of RNA

Answer 14

ADENINE, GUANINE, CYTOSINE, URACIL

Question 15

What is the 5 carbon sugar of RNA

Answer 15

RIBOSE

Question 16

Both DNA and RNA contains ____

Answer 16

PHOSPHATE GROUP

Question 17

Carries copies of instruction for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell

Answer 17

MESSENGER RNA

Question 18

Makes up the major part of ribosomes, which is where proteins are made.

Answer 18

RIBOSOMAL RNA

Question 19

Transfers amino acids to ribosomes during protein synthesis

Answer 19

TRANSFER RNA

Question 20

____ are made up of a chain of amino acids

Answer 20

PROTEINS

Question 21

____ are enzymes, which catalyze and regulate chemical reactions

Answer 21

PROTEINS

Question 22

DNA to RNA

Answer 22

TRANSCRIPTION

Question 23

RNA to PROTEIN

Answer 23

TRANSLATION

Question 24

when transcription needs to take place, DNA must provide the code in order to create an _____ strand

Answer 24

mRNA