1. ROB DREW CLAMS – Word Scramble
Jeopardy
ROB DREW CLAMS – Word Scramble
DNA STRUCTURE
DNA FUNCTIONS
DNA
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3. A-100
ANSWER: This is the name given to the shape that a DNA molecule takes.
QUESTION: What is a DOUBLE HELIX

4. A-200
ANSWER: These are the names of the two single-ringed pyrimidines.
QUESTION: What are CYTOSINE and THYMINE

5. A-300
ANSWER: A half strand with the following bases - A T G A C T T. Will form this many H-bonds with its complimentary strand
QUESTION:What is SIXTEEN

6. A-400 ANSWER: The nuclotide-based molecule shown here
QUESTION: What is DEOXYRIBOSE

7. A-500
ANSWER: Chromatin consists of DNA wrapped around these spherical protein molecules
QUESTION:What are HISTONES

8. B-100
ANSWER: These are the three key functions that DNA is responsible for.
QUESTION: 1. Replication 2. Protein Synthesis 3. Mutation

9. B-200
ANSWER:These pieces of mRNA do NOT leave the nucleus after transcription has occurred.
QUESTION: What are INTRONS

10. B-300
ANSWER: This enzyme is responsible for unwinding and unzipping DNA prior to replication or transcription
QUESTION: What is HELICASE

11. B-400 ANSWER:The process of converting mRNA to a polypeptide
QUESTION: What is TRANSLATION

12. B-500
ANSWER:The following strand of DNA – TAC CAG GCA will code for what three amino acids
QUESTION: What are METHIONINE, VALINE and ARGENINE

13. C-100
ANSWER: The proper name for a point mutation in which one base is substituted for another, but the codon still codes for the proper amino acid.
QUESTION: What is a SILENT POINT MUTATATION

14. C-200 ANSWER: The type of chromosomal mutation shown here 
QUESTION: What is a TRANSLOCATION

15. C-300 ANSWER: The type of chromosomal mutation shown here.
QUESTION: What is INVERSION

16. C-400
ANSWER: The type of point mutation that occurs when one base is substituted for another, and a stop codon forms at that location causing the polypeptide to be totally messed up as it is terminated way too early.
QUESTION: What is a NONSENSE POINT MUTATION

17. C- 500
ANSWER: The name given to the characteristic of the genetic code that creates some protection against possible mutation by having several different codons code for the same Amino Acid
QUESTION: What is DEGENERACY

18. D-100
ANSWER: “SHE LEACI” (One Word)
QUESTION: What is “Helicase”

19. D-200 ANSWER: “SAMI HIM ONE TUF FARTT” (Two Words)
QUESTION: What is “Frameshift Mutation”

20. D-300 ANSWER: “CONE CARING” (one word – Hint - specific mutagen)
QUESTION: What is a CARCINOGEN

21. D-400
ANSWER: “TO RAINN SALT” (1 word)
QUESTION : What is TRANSLATION

22. D-500
ANSWER: “ O SOME BIR ” (1 word)
QUESTION: What is Ribosome

23. E-100
ANSWER: These are the FULL proper names for the three different types of RNA.
QUESTION: What are 1. Messenger RNA 2. Ribosomal RNA 3. Transfer RNA

24. E-200
ANSWER: Having ribose instead of deoxyribose, being single stranded instead of double stranded, containing Uracil instead of Thymine and …………… are the differences between DNA and RNA
QUESTION: What is being linear (straight) rather than helical.

25. E-300
ANSWER:This specific region of a cell where Ribosomal Subunits are manufactured.
QUESTION: What is the NUCLEOLUS

26. E-400
ANSWER: This protein is responsible for proof-reading and running dehydration synthesis reactions during transcription
QUESTION: What is RNA Polymerase

27. E-500 ANSWER:The process being shown here.
QUESTION:What is PROCESSING of mRNA

28. FINAL JEOPARDY
ANSWER:Give the specific base sequencing for all possible anticodons found on the tRNA molecules that carry the amino acid “Methionine” and for the ones that carry “Histidine
QUESTION: What is “UAC” for methionine and what are “GUA” and “GUG” for histidine