Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?!
Goal: Reach $1,000,000
• 4 teams of 7-8 students  This is your “audience” when
you use a life-line.
• Each person on each team will answer the given question
individually.
• If you are stuck, you can use a life-line. Each team gets 4
life-lines:
• 2 “phone a friend”  choose someone on your team to
bail you out
• 2 “ask the audience”  discuss with your entire team
the correct answer
•Each Q you answer correctly, you
earn a level on the board.
•If you answer incorrectly, you move
down a level on the board.
•Goal is to reach $1,000,000
1 - $100
2 - $200
3 - $500
4 - $1,000
5 - $2,000
6 - $4,000
7 - $6,000
8 - $8,000
9- $10,000
10- $20,000
PRIZES
11 - $30,000
12 - $50,000
13 - $75,000
14 - $100,000
15 - $200,000
16 - $350,000
17 - $500,000
18 - $750,000
19 - $900,000
20 - $1,000,000
Ready? 
What is the term for a
nucleotide triplet (3 bases )
on mRNA?
CODON
DNA or RNA?
Contains Uracil
RNA
DNA or RNA
Single stranded
RNA
DNA or RNA
Contains G &C
BOTH
DNA or RNA
Cannot leave nucleus
DNA
Where does translation
take place?
RIBOSOME
If DNA has 40% A, how
much (%) C will it contain?
10% C + 10% G
40% A = 40% T
Which enzyme adds new
RNA nucleotides to DNA
template strand to make
mRNA?
RNA POLYMERASE
What is the first step of
protein synthesis?
TRANSCRIPTION
What is created during
translation?
AMINO ACIDS (PROTEINS)
Term for the copying of
DNA?
DNA REPLICATION
What is the term for
spontaneous changes in
the DNA sequence?
MUTATIONS
When DNA is copied, each
daughter helix will contain
what % of original DNA?
50% ORIGINAL
50 % NEW
What is the term for a
mutation that results from
an insertion of an extra
base?
FRAMESHIFT
How many nucleotides are
necessary to code for 2
amino acids?
6 NUCLEOTIDES (2 CODONS)
Which enzyme unzips
DNA during DNA
replication?
DNA HELICASE
Which enzyme adds new
DNA nucleotides to the old
DNA template strand?
DNA POLYMERASE
Which enzyme unzips
DNA during protein
synthesis?
RNA POLYMERASE
What type of mutation
describes a change from
TAC TAG to TAC TA_?
FRAMESHIFT (DELETION)
What is created during
transcription?
mRNA
What do anti-codons bind
to?
CODONS ON MRNA
What is the sugar found in
RNA?
RIBOSE
Fill in the blank:
DNA  RNA  _______
 Trait
PROTEIN
Do both prokaryotes &
eukaryotes carry out
translation in the
ribosome?
YES
What is the
monomer/subunit of DNA
& RNA?
NUCLEOTIDE
What are the 3 parts of a
nucleotide?
PHOSPHATE, 5-C SUGAR & A
NITROGENOUS BASE
What is the sugar found in
DNA?
DEOXYRIBOSE
What is D?
mRNA
On what molecule are
anti-codons found?
TRNA
What type of bonds
connect the sugars and
phosphates in DNA?
COVALENT BONDS
How many bases make up
1 anti-codon?
3 BASES
What is the role of tRNA &
anti-codons?
TO CARRY AMINO ACIDS TO
THE RIBOSOME
How does the ribosome
know which amino acid to
call for?
READS THE CODON ON MRNA &
CALLS FOR MATCHING ANTICODON
Where does transcription
take place?
NUCLEUS
If mRNA: AUC UUA
DNA: ?
DNA: TAG AAT
What is the process shown here?
TRANSLATION
What is the mRNA codon
complementary to?
tRNA anti-codon
What type of bonds hold
connect the 2 strands of
DNA?
HYDROGEN BONDS
What are the building
blocks of proteins that are
connected during
translation?
AMINO ACIDS
Where is rRNA found?
IN RIBOSOMES
Term for artificially created
DNA from 2 different
sources?
RECOMBINANT DNA
What is the term for
proteins that DNA wraps
around?
HISTONES
What is B?
AMINO ACID
What is the term for
substances that cause
mutations?
MUTAGEN
What types of cells
undergo protein synthesis?
ALL CELLS (even prokaryotes)
Do prokaryotes carry out
transcription in the
nucleus?
NO (THEY LACK A NUCLEUS)
What is the term for DNA
that is wrapped around
proteins?
CHROMOSOME
What is a type of mutation
where the DNA changes
but the resulting amino
acid does not?
SILENT MUTATION
What makes up the
backbone of DNA?
SUGAR AND PHOSPHATES
Are all genes expressed all
the time? Explain.
No. When they are not needed,
they are “turned off”.
Do codons code for only 1
amino acid? Can multiple
codons code for the same
amino acid?
MULTIPLE CODONS CODE FOR
SAME AMINO ACID
What is A?
Protein or
polypeptide
What is C?
tRNA
What type of bond
connects amino acids
together?
PEPTIDE BOND
Term for cutting genes
from one organism and
inserting into another
organism’s DNA?
GENE SPLICING
Inserting genes into
patients to treat diseases
(replace faulty disease
causing DNA)
GENE THERAPY
Placing a cloned embryo
into organism’s uterus to
grow a new individual?
REPRODUCTIVE CLONING
Growing newly cloned
embryo in a petri dish
without implanting into a
uterus
THERAPEUTIC CLONING
Running an electric current
through DNA samples to
determine an individual’s
DNA pattern
DNA FINGERPRINTING
How many DNA molecules
are created during DNA
replication?
2 IDENTICAL MOLECULES OF DNA
What % of 1 DNA molecule
created during replication
is considered “new” DNA?
50% New  50% old
Term for mutation that
originally coded for an
amino acid which now
codes for a STOP codon?
NONSENSE MUTATION
Term for allowing only
organisms with certain
traits to reproduce to give
desired offspring
SELECTIVE BREEDING (ARTIFICIAL
SELECTION)
How many TOTAL strands
are seen at the end of DNA
replication?
4 DNA strands
What is the term for
multiple amino acids
together?
POLYPEPTIDE
What does GMO stand for?
GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM