Unit 11 Vocabulary RNA, DNA and Protein Synthesis

Pairs with adenine

• thymine
• guanine
• cytosine

Pairs with guanine

• uracil
• cytosine
• adenine
• thymine

Single Straded

• DNA
• RNA

What is the complementary strand of 
TACGTATCAAC?

• ATGCATGTTG
• TACGTATCAAC
• ATGCATAGTTC
• AUGCAUACUUG

Regions that code for proteins and are expressed: 

• Intron
• Exon
• Repressor

Where does transcription take place?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome

Which process is used to copy DNA in the nucleus?

• replication
• transcription
• translation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?

• nitrogenous base
• nucleic acid
• cholesterol
• fatty acid

Name this structure

• nirogenous base
• nucelotide
• ribose sugar
• hydrogen bond

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2