Biology EOC Review #7

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What are the units that are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

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Nucleotides

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What are the organic macromolecules composed of chains of amino acids that form the structural components of organisms?

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Proteins

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What is a similarity between mitosis and meiosis?

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Both require DNA replication.

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What determines the shape and function of a protein?

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The order of the amino acids in the polypeptide chain.

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How is RNA different from DNA?

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RNA is single stranded, RNA has uracil, RNA has the sugar ribose.

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What is the basic building block of proteins?

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Amino acids.

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What is the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

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Ribosomes are the sites where proteins are synthesized from amino acids.

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What are the two main types of nucleic acids?

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DNA and RNA.

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What is the function of DNA?

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DNA stores and transmits genetic information.

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What is the process by which DNA is copied to RNA?

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