Lessons on RNA

RNA - Ribonucleic Acid

Pg. 61

Poll

How much about RNA do you already know?

• Green...I've got this...give me the test NOW!.

• Yellow...Not enough...teach me Mrs. McCray!

• Red...I've never heard of RNA.

Directions...

You are going to watch a quick video on RNA. Pay close attention as you will have an open ended question to answer after the video is over.

Open Ended

List 3 important facts you remember about RNA from watching the video. You have 3 minutes to submit your answer.

Directions...

You will begin writing your notes on page 61 in your notebook. Title the top of page 61

"RNA - Ribonucleic Acid".

Write the next slide below your title.

Multiple Choice

What type of biomolecule is RNA?

• Carbohydrate

• Protein

• Lipid

• Nucleic Acid

Directions...

Continue writing the notes on page 61. Once you run out of room go to page 62.

Directions...

Remember to draw and label the diagrams as well as write your notes.

Multiple Choice

mRNA is read 3 bases at a time. These are called ______.

• base pairs

• codons

• anticodons

• triplets

Multiple Choice

What shape is mRNA?

• round

• linear (in a line)

• shaped like a letter t

• square

Multiple Choice

What does the "m" in mRNA stand for?

• messenger

• McCray

• map

• maker

Open Ended

What is the function of mRNA? Use your notes!!

Fill in the Blanks

Where is rRNA found?

Multiple Choice

What shape is rRNA?

• round

• square

• linear

• triangular

Multiple Choice

The "t" in tRNA stands for the word _________.

• triangular

• thymine

• transfer

• transform

Multiple Choice

tRNA helps to build a protein by bringing the ______ to the mRNA.

• anticodon

• codon

• triplet

• amino acid

Directions...

You will watch a video that discusses the differences between DNA and RNA. Pay close attention as you will have an open ended response to answer after the video.

Open Ended

What differences between DNA and RNA do you remember from the video?

Directions...

Continue writing your notes, making to sure to also highlight the information that is highlighted in yellow in the slide in your notes as well. You don't need to draw the pictures.

Directions...

Turn your notebook sideways and complete your notes by adding the Venn Diagram on the next slide to page 63.

Multiple Choice

mRNA.....

• makes a complimentary copy of a section of DNA to take to the ribosome

• makes a complimentary copy of a section of DNA to take to the mitochondria

• makes a complimentary copy of a section of DNA to aid in replication

• makes a complimentary copy of a strand of DNA to take to the nucleus

Multiple Choice

What type of sugar is found in RNA?

• deoxyribose

• ribose

• glucose

• sucrose

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is FALSE about RNA?

• RNA is a single helix

• RNA comprises of a ribose sugar

• RNA bases are: thymine, adenine, cytosine, guanine

• RNA can be found both inside and outside of the nucleus

Multiple Choice

DNA contains the sugar __________.

• fructose

• deoxyribose

• galactose

• ribose

Multiple Choice

How are DNA and RNA similiar?

• They are made of nucleotides.

• They have the same sugar.

• They have the same bases.

• They are double strands.

Multiple Choice

DNA contains the bases Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine and Thymine. Which base is replaced in RNA by another base?

• Adenine is replaced by Uracil

• Thymine is replaced by Uracil

• Guanine is replaced by Uracil

• Cytosine is replaced Uracil

Multiple Choice

Guanine goes with __________

• adnine

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

Multiple Choice

Which can travel safely outside of the nucleus?

• DNA

• RNA

Multiple Choice

I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Uracil .

• DNA

• RNA

Multiple Choice

I include the bases Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine and Thymine.

• DNA

• RNA

Multiple Choice

I am a single strand.

• DNA

• RNA