Unit 7 Vocabulary Practice (Must earn at least 80%) (Bio A)

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Possible Points: 50
Match each vocabulary word form unit 7 "DNA" to its correct definition. Be sure to review each term carefully before making your selections.

1. mRNA
2. deoxyribose
3. nitrogenous base
4. nucleotide
5. rRNA
6. amino acids
7. codon

a. a nucleic acid that a carries the genetic code from DNA to a ribosome
b. a sugar that forms the backbone of a DNA molecule
c. a part of the nucleotide that contains carobon rings with nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen; there are four nitrogenous bases: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine
d. the building block of nucleic acids that consists of three parts: a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base, and a sugar
e. a type of RNA, called ribosomal RNA, that is part of the ribosome
f. a small molecule that makes up a protein
g. a three-base sequence in mRNA that codes for a sepcific amino acid

Answer 1

Here are the matches for the vocabulary words from Unit 7 "DNA" to their correct definitions:

1. mRNA
   a. a nucleic acid that carries the genetic code from DNA to a ribosome

2. deoxyribose
   b. a sugar that forms the backbone of a DNA molecule

3. nitrogenous base
   c. a part of the nucleotide that contains carbon rings with nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen; there are four nitrogenous bases: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine

4. nucleotide
   d. the building block of nucleic acids that consists of three parts: a phosphate group, a nitrogenous base, and a sugar

5. rRNA
   e. a type of RNA, called ribosomal RNA, that is part of the ribosome

6. amino acids
   f. a small molecule that makes up a protein

7. codon
   g. a three-base sequence in mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid

Make sure to review these matches for clarity!