WorksheetsUnit 4 Vocabulary
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 11mins
The macromolecule that holds our genetic material
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
Nucleic Acids
The monomer of nucleic acids
Monosaccharide
Fatty Acid
Nucleotide
Amino Acid
Match the following
Tightly coiled strand of DNA that contains genes
Chromosome
The monomer of proteins, linked together with peptide bonds to form a polypeptide
Amino Acid
A section of DNA (and thus of a chromosome) that has instructions to code for a protein
Gene
The process of reading the instructions in DNA to make a polypeptide
Protein Synthesis
DNA Replication
Mitosis
None of these
A chain of amino acids that can bind to other polypeptides and fold into a protein is also known as a (a)
The process of copying DNA into a complementary strand of mRNA that can carry the instructions out of the nucleus
Translation
Transcription
Epigenetics
Reproduction
Match the following
Complementary 3 nucleotides on tRNA
Anticodon
The process of interpreting the message on mRNA into a polypeptide to make a protein
Translation
The study of changes in gene expression that are heritable
Epigenetics
A set of 3 nucleotides on mRNA
Codon
2 full sets of chromosomes (2n); 1 set from mom, 1 set from dad
Haploid
Anticodons
Codons
Diploid
Diagram that shows the number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in a cell
Haploid
Karyotype
Epigenetics
Diploid
1 full set of chromosomes (n); 1 set that is a combination of chromosomes from mom and dad
anticodon
Diploid
Haploid
codon
The process of cell division that makes gametes for sexual reproduction
Mitosis
Meiosis
Replication
Epigenetics
The fusing of genetic information (gametes) from two parents to produce offspring that are a genetic mixture of both parents
Sexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction
Osmosis
Protein Synthesis
The actual fusion of egg and sperm to form a zygote (a)
Chromosome pairs that have the same types of genes (1 from mom and 1 from dad)
Homologous Chromosomes
Heterozygous Chromosomes
Chromatin
none of these
