DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis JEOPARDY #1

DNA Structure DNAVocabReplicationTranscriptionTranslation

DNA Structure 100 Tell one experiment you learned about that helped scientists learn about the nature of DNA. (two options) A: Hershey & Chase (radioactive bacteriophages) Franklin – X-ray diffraction (DNA structure)

DNA Structure 200 A: What are deoxyribose sugars and phosphates? Name the 2 molecules that make up the backbone of the DNA molecule.

DNA Structure 300 A: What are Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine? Name the nitrogen bases used to make the DNA code

DNA Structure 400 A: What are purines? Nitrogen bases made with 2 rings (like A and G) are called what? A G

DNA Structure 500 A: What is percentage of A is equal to T and the percentage of C is equal to G? What does Chargaff’s rule state?

Vocabulary 100 A: What are nucleotides ? Subunits used to make DNA are called…

Vocabulary 200 A: What is amino acid? The name of the subunits that make up a protein.

Vocabulary 300 A: What is codon? Set of 3 bases on an mRNA strand that are used to make proteins.

Vocabulary 400 A: What is DNA Helicase? Enzyme that unzips the DNA molecule, breaking the hydrogen bonds.

Vocabulary 500 A: What is Complimentary Base Pairing? The rule stating every base pairs only with one other specific base.

Replication 100 A: What is DNA Polymerase? Main enzyme that joins nucleotides to make a DNA molecule

Replication 200 A: What is a replication fork or replication bubble? Site where separation of strands and replication occurs

Replication 300 A: What is: T A C - C G A - CCA Give the complementary DNA code for: A T G - G C T - GGT

Replication 400 A: What is proofreads new strand to check for errors? Tell something else DNA polymerase does besides join nucleotides

Replication 500 A: What is semi-conservative? Term used for the fact that when replicating, one strand is old and one strand is new.

Transcription 100 A: What are mRNA, tRNA and rRNA? Name the 3 kinds of RNA.

Transcription 200 A: What is uracil? Name the nitrogen base that is used when DNA is transcribed into mRNA.

Transcription 300 A: What is: A U G – C C U – G U A – C A U Transcribe the following DNA molecule into its mRNA compliment. T A C – G G A – C A T – G T A

Transcription 400 A: What are Ribosomes or to the cytoplasm? Where does the mRNA travel to after it is made?

Transcription 500 A: What are Genes? What do we call the parts of DNA that are transcribed into mRNA?

Translation 100 A: What are amino acids? Subunits that are joined together to make proteins

Translation 200 A: What is on the ribosomes or in the cytoplasm? Place in cell where proteins are assembled

Daily Double 600 A: What is: UAG – CAG – AAC – UAU Turn this DNA strand into its tRNA complimentary anti-codon. TAG – CAG – AAC – TAT

Translation 400 A: What is protein synthesis? Another name for translation

Translation 500 A: What is leucine? Which amino acid will be added next?