DNA Review Game
Work with your group, write an
answer on your board in the allotted
time. Score points
Who is this?
Answer
• DNA
Where is this molecule located in
eukaryotic cells?
Answer
• Nucleus
Nucleic acids are polymers of…
Answer
• Nucleotides
A nucleotide is comprised of…
• Sugar
• Phosphate
• And a…????
Answer
• Nitrogenous base
Sugar found in DNA…
Answer
• deoxyribose
What bonds hold the strands to one
another?
Answer
• Hydrogen bonds
The protein that DNA winds around…
Answer
• histones
Who base pairs to…
• Cytosine?
Answer
• guanine
Identify the complimentary strand…
• T A G C T
Answer
• A T C G A
Name this process…
Answer
• replication
WHAT ENZYME PROOFREADS DNA
AFTER REPLICATION?
Answer
• DNA polymerase
WHAT ENZYME UNWINDS DNA?
Answer
• helicase
DNA or RNA or both?
• uracil
Answer
• RNA
DNA or RNA or both?
• guanine
Answer
• both
• Which of the following is a nucleotide found in
DNA?
a. ribose + phosphate group + thymine
b.ribose + phosphate group + uracil
c. deoxyribose + phosphate group + uracil
d.deoxyribose + phosphate group + cytosine
Answer
• D
Name the process
• DNA  DNA
Answer
• replication
Name the vocab word:
DNA INSTRUCTIONS TO BUILD A
PROTEIN…
Answer
• gene
Name the process
• DNA  protein
Answer
• Protein synthesis
Proteins are polymers of…
Answer
• Amino acids
NAME THE TWO STEPS OF PROTEIN
SYNTHESIS
Answer
• Transcription
• translation
DNA  MRNA
Answer
• transcription
MRNA  PROTEIN
Answer
• translation
Where does transcription occur?
Answer
• nucleus
Transcribe…
• C A T
Answer
• G U A
WHERE DOES TRANSLATION
OCCUR?
Answer
• Ribosome
Translate
• C G G
Answer
• ARG
• If you went ahead and converted to G C C,
then the amino acid is ALA
What is this process called?
Answer
• translation
Label the parts: #1
Answer
• mRNA
Label the parts: #5
Answer
• tRNA
Label the parts: #3
Answer
• Amino acid
Label the parts: #4
Answer
• protein
Label the parts: 6 and 7
7
6
Answer
• Codon and anti-codon respectively
ERRORS IN DNA ARE CALLED…
Answer
• mutations
HOW MANY AMINO ACIDS ARE
CODED FOR BY 28 CODONS?
Answer
• 28
NAME THE THREE TYPES OF
MUTATIONS…
Answer
• Insertion, deletion, substitution
ADDING A NUCLEOTIDE TO A
SEQUENCE
Answer
• insertion
REMOVING A NUCLEOTIDE FROM A
SEQUENCE
Answer
• deletion
EXCHANGING NUCLEOTIDES IN A
SEQUENCE
Answer
• substitution
A GENE THAT IS NOT NEEDED IS
HEAVILY METHYLATED AND SAID TO
BE…
Answer
• Repressed (turned off, deactivated)
A GENE THAT IS BEING USED IS
CALLED…
Answer
• Expressed (turned on, activated)