What are traits? DNA to mRNA

Poll

How are you feeling today?

• Feeling Happy and good, nothing is really bothering me.

• I'm good, nothing heavy on my mind

• Meh. Im just whatever. I have some things on my mind.

• NOT GOOD. I am super stressed!

Open Ended

What is one thing you could do today to make your day better?

Multiple Choice

When does DNA replicate during the cell cycle?

• During G1

• Mitosis

• Cytokinesis

• S phase

Open Ended

Why does DNA replicate?

​DNA replicates to:

​1. Make new cells during the cell cycle

​2. Make proteins during protein synthesis

Multiple Choice

The monomer of the biomolecule protein is:

• nucleic acids

• fatty acids and glycerol

• amino acids

• monosaccharides

What are traits?

DNA to mRNA

Poll

When you folded your hands together, which thumb was on top—your left or your right?

• My left thumb was on top

• My right thumb was on top

Poll

I have detached earlobes

• Yes

• No

Poll

I can roll my tongue

• Yes

• No

Poll

I have dimples

• Yes

• No

Poll

I am right handed

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Where in a eukaryotic cell can DNA be found?

• Cell membrane

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell wall

Multiple Choice

Do prokaryotic cells have a nucleus for their DNA?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What are the building blocks of DNA?

• Amino acids

• Nucleotides

• Monosaccharides

• lipids

Multiple Select

What are the three parts of a nucleotide? Select all three

• Deoxyribose sugar

• Phosphate

• Nitrogen bases

• lipids

Multiple Choice

What hydrogen bonds to guanine?

• guanine

• cytosine

• adenine

• thymine

Multiple Choice

What is a gene?

• A segment of DNA

• A complete DNA

• Amino acids that code for proteins

Multiple Choice

Genes code for _____

• Proteins

• Nucleotides

• Lipids

• DNA

Multiple Choice

The Central Dogma or Protein Synthesis describes the process-

• Of how DNA information is synthesized into proteins

• Of how DNA is replicated into new cells

• Of how water can enter and leave cells

• Of how sunlight gets converted into ATP energy

Multiple Select

Select the two organelles involved in protein synthesis:

• Nucleus

• Cell membrane

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

Open Ended

If DNA is too big, what do you think needs to happen for it to leave the nucleus?

Multiple Choice

Instead of THYMINE, mRNA has the base ______.

• Polymer

• Saccharide

• Uracil

Multiple Choice

What is a difference between mRNA and DNA?

• They are not different

• mRNA is single stranded and DNA is double stranded

• mRNA is very big and cant leave the nucleus

Multiple Choice

Can DNA leave the nucleus?

• No, its too big

• Yes, its very small

• I dont know

Multiple Choice

What is responsible for adding the nitrogen bases on the mRNA strand?

• water

• RNA polymerase

• ADP

• mRNA

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is correct about codons?

• They are three nitrogen bases long

• They are used during cellular respiration

• They code for sugars in the body

Multiple Choice

Given this sequence of DNA create the mRNA sequence:

DNA: A C T C A T

• -TGA-GAA-

• -UGG-GGA-

• -UGA-GUA-

• -TGA-GUA-