1. RNA Ribonucleic Acid pp. 205

2. RNA  A nucleic acid made up of nucleotides  Single strand of DNA

4. RNA vs. DNA  RNA and DNA both store genetic information, but are still different RNADNA RiboseDeoxyribose UracilThymine Single Stranded Double Stranded Short (can contain one gene) Long (can contain thousands of genes)

6. Types of RNA  mRNA (Messenger RNA)  Carries instructions to make a protein  rRNA (Ribosomal RNA)  Part of ribosome  tRNA (Transfer RNA)  Transfers amino acids to proteins

7. Vocabulary  Uracil  mRNA  rRNA  tRNA  At your tables, discuss two differences between RNA and DNA.