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Unit 4 Vocabulary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The macromolecule that holds our genetic material

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

Nucleic Acids

2.

The monomer of nucleic acids

a)

Monosaccharide

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Amino Acid

3.

Match the following

a)

Tightly coiled strand of DNA that contains genes

1.

Chromosome

b)
  • The monomer of proteins, linked together with peptide bonds to form a polypeptide

2.

Amino Acid

c)

A section of DNA (and thus of a chromosome) that has instructions to code for a protein

3.

Gene

4.

The process of reading the instructions in DNA to make a polypeptide

a)

Protein Synthesis

b)

DNA Replication

c)

Mitosis

d)

None of these

5.

A chain of amino acids that can bind to other polypeptides and fold into a protein is also known as a ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Polypeptide
Codon
Anticodon
6.

The process of copying DNA into a complementary strand of mRNA that can carry the instructions out of the nucleus

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Epigenetics

d)

Reproduction

7.

Match the following

a)
  • Complementary 3 nucleotides on tRNA

1.

Anticodon

b)
  • The process of interpreting the message on mRNA into a polypeptide to make a protein

2.

Translation

c)
  • The study of changes in gene expression that are heritable

3.

Epigenetics

d)
  • A set of 3 nucleotides on mRNA

4.

Codon

8.

2 full sets of chromosomes (2n); 1 set from mom, 1 set from dad

a)

Haploid

b)

Anticodons

c)

Codons

d)

Diploid

9.
  • Diagram that shows the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in a cell

a)

Haploid

b)

Karyotype

c)

Epigenetics

d)

Diploid

10.
  • 1 full set of chromosomes (n); 1 set that is a combination of chromosomes from mom and dad

a)

anticodon

b)

Diploid

c)

Haploid

d)

codon

11.
  • The process of cell division that makes gametes for sexual reproduction

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Replication

d)

Epigenetics

12.
  • The fusing of genetic information (gametes) from two parents to produce offspring that are a genetic mixture of both parents

a)

Sexual Reproduction

b)

Asexual Reproduction

c)

Osmosis

d)

Protein Synthesis

13.

The actual fusion of egg and sperm to form a zygote​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Fertilization
Binary Fission
Meiosis
Replication
14.
  • Chromosome pairs that have the same types of genes (1 from mom and 1 from dad)

a)

Homologous Chromosomes

b)

Heterozygous Chromosomes

c)

Chromatin

d)

none of these