Biology Final Exam Study Guide And Exam Prep

BIOLOGY FINAL EXAM


Question 1.
A part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

ANSWER
Nucleus



Question 2.
make proteins

ANSWER
Ribosomes



Question 3.
A complex molecule containing the genetic information that makes up chromosomes.

ANSWER
DNA



Question 4.
single-stranded nucleic acid that contains the sugar ribose

ANSWER
RNA



Question 5.
messenger RNA; type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in the nucleus to the ribosome

ANSWER
mRNA



Question 6.
synthesis of an mRNA molecule from a DNA template

ANSWER
Transcription



Question 7.
Process by which mRNA is decoded by a ribosome and a protein is produced

ANSWER
Translation






, Question 8.
three-nucleotide sequence on messenger RNA that codes for a single amino acid

ANSWER
Codon



Question 9.
building blocks of proteins

ANSWER
amino acids



Question 10.
A sequence of amino acids

ANSWER
Protein



Question 11.
sugar used in DNA to make up the "backbone"

ANSWER
Deoxyribose sugar



Question 12.
monomer of nucleic acids made up of a 5-carbon sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

ANSWER
Nucleotide



Question 13.
a subunit of a nucleotide in DNA and RNA

ANSWER
nitrogenous base



Question 14.
Shape of DNA

ANSWER
double helix



Question 15.
Nitrogen base that pairs with adenine in RNA.

ANSWER
Uracil