Metabolism Flashcards

1
Q

The capacity to do work refers to…

A

Energy

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2
Q

A portion of the DNA molecule that contains the genetic information for making a single protein is a…

A

Gene

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3
Q

A process of making an RNA copy of a gene sequence and is carried out of the nucleus is…

A

Transcription

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4
Q

Enzymes are called…

A

Catalysts

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5
Q

What process provides growth and repair?

A

Anabolism

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6
Q

RNA molecules are…

A

Single stranded

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7
Q

The bond between two amino acids is a…

A

Peptide bond

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8
Q

Which metabolic process releases energy?

A

Catabolic

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9
Q

Stored energy is called….

A

ATP

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10
Q

Which metabolic reaction required energy?

A

Anabolic

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11
Q

The DNA molecule twist to form a…

A

Double helix

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12
Q

A process of protein synthesis from the mRNA is called….

A

Translation

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13
Q

The first part of cellular respiration is…

A

Glycolysis

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14
Q

What acts only on one kind of substrate?

A

Enzymes

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15
Q

A complete set of instructions is called a….

A

Genome

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