Question 1

going from DNA to DNA

Accepted Answer

replication

Question 2

sugar in DNA

Accepted Answer

deoxyribose

Question 3

sugar in RNA

Accepted Answer

ribose

Question 4

any random change in DNA

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mutation

Question 5

mutation where 1 nucleotide gets replaced by another

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substitution

Question 6

a molecule of this is removed to attach 2 amino acids together

Accepted Answer

water

Question 7

mutation that has no effect on the organism

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silent

Question 8

mutation that kills the organism

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lethal

Question 9

this is not a living this because it lacks cells

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virus

Question 10

mutation where a nucleotide is added to the DNA sequence

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addition

Question 11

mutation where a nucleotide is removed from the DNA sequence

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deletion

Question 12

collective name for addition and deletion mutations

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frameshift

Question 13

nucleotides being read in groups of 3

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codon

Question 14

segment of DNA that codes for a peptide (or protein)

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gene

Question 15

the building blocks of proteins (20 of them)

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amino acids

Question 16

speeds up chemical reaction in organisms

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enzyme

Question 17

speeds up chemical reaction in non-living things

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catalyst

Question 18

glucose + oxygen --> carbon dioxide + water + energy

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cellular respiration

Question 19

carbon dioxide + water + energy --> glucose + oxygen

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photosynthesis

Question 20

ultimate source of energy for plants and animals

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sun

Question 21

bond used to attach amino acids together

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peptide

Question 22

made from the 3 elements: C , H , O

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carbohydrate

Question 23

1 sugar

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monosaccharide

Question 24

2 sugars

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disaccharide

Question 25

many sugars

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polysaccharide

Question 26

fats , oils , cholesterol

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lipid

Question 27

cells without a nucleus

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prokaryotic

Question 28

cells with a nucleus

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eukaryotic

Question 29

DNA --> RNA --> protein

Accepted Answer

central dogma

Question 30

100 or more amino acids attached

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protein

Question 31

amino group

Accepted Answer

NH2

Question 32

carboxyl group

Accepted Answer

COOH

Question 33

side group

Accepted Answer

R

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