UNIT 5 VOCAB

A molecule that carries the genetic information in cells.

• RIBOSOME

• DNA

• PROTEIN

• RNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The basic building block of DNA, made of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base.

• MONOSACCHARIDE

• FATTY ACID

• AMINO ACID

• NUCLEOTIDE

The process of DNA replication in which each new DNA molecule consists of one original strand and one new strand.

• INTERPHASE

• DNA REPLICATION

• MITOSIS

• CYTOKINESIS

The building blocks of proteins.

• MONOSACCHARIDE

• FATTY ACID

• AMINO ACID

• NUCLEOTIDE

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

A cellular structure where protein synthesis occurs.

• RIBOSOME

• GOLGI BODY

• MITOCHONDRIA

• CHLOROPLAST

The process of copying DNA into mRNA.

• DNA REPLICATION

• TRANSCRIPTION

• INTERPHASE

• TRANSLATION

A type of RNA that carries information from DNA to ribosomes.

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• dRNA

The process of making a protein from mRNA.

• DNA REPLICATION

• TRANSCRIPTION

• INTERPHASE

• TRANSLATION

A type of RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome during translation.

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• dRNA

A change in the DNA sequence of a gene.

• ENZYME

• REPLICATION

• GENE MUTATION

• CHROMOSOME MUTATION

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2