Lesson 6

Question 1

Cellular metabolism

Answer 1

Chemical reactions which include breaking food down for energy and then using energy to build up the organism

Question 2

Catabolic process

Answer 2

A series of pathways where molecules are broken down into smaller bits and energy is released

Question 3

Anabolism

Answer 3

When organisms make compounds needed by the cells

Question 4

Protein synthesis

Answer 4

An anabolic process where cells combine amino acids in different ways to form proteins

Question 5

DNA

Answer 5

Made of nucleotides adenine, guanine, cytosine, thymine, simple sugar, and a phosphate group

Question 6

Base pairs

Answer 6

Adenine & thymine

Guanine & cytosine

Question 7

Genome

Answer 7

The complete collection of a cell’s DNA genetic material

Question 8

Gene

Answer 8

A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein, or a specific strand of RNA

Question 9

Histones

Answer 9

DNA is wrapped around proteins called histones which package up DNA more compactly

Question 10

Chromatin

Answer 10

The complex of DNA and histones is called chromatin

Question 11

Chromosomes

Answer 11

Coils of DNA are bundled up into organized structures called chromosomes

Question 12

Protein synthesis

Answer 12

DNA replication
RNA transcription
Protein translation

Question 13

DNA replication

Answer 13

When cells divide, the DNA replicates si each cell can have a copy of DNA

Question 14

RNA

Answer 14

Single stranded 
Different sugar than DNA 
Bases 
Adenine & uracil 
Guanine & cytosine