DNA AND RNA STUDY GUIDE FOR THE TEST

Name the three molecules DNA is made up of.

1.Sugar

2.Phosphate

3.nucleotides (nitrogen bases)

DNA has four nucleotides that pair up. Match the base pairs.

Adenine…Guanine..Thymine…Cytosine…

Name 3 ways RNA is different from DNA.

1.RNA has uracil instead of thymine

2.RNA has ribose sugar instead of deoxyribose sugar

3. RNA is a single strand, DNA is a double strand.

Write the matching RNA sequence to the following DNA Base

GAACGTAC

WHAT IS A GENE?

Area of a chromosome that has codes for a trait.

WHAT IS A MUTATION?

A mistake in DNA replication.

What is a ribosomes job during protein synthesis?

Translate (or copy) the RNA code, the also make protein.

How is eating the proper food related to protein synthesis?

Without the proper foods with nitrogen in it your body can not make proteins to repair your body.

Fill in the chromosome parts according to the code given.

Like you did on your Marshmallow DNA Lab