Biochemistry WGU

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

QUESTION AND ANSWERS

RNA polymerase Correct Answer: Enzyme that facilitates transcription Transcription Correct Answer: synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template Ribosome Correct Answer: Large macromolecular complex where proteins are synthesized tRNA (transfer RNA) Correct Answer: Form of RNA that is complementary to mRNA. Has a neucleotide anticodon on one end and an amino acid in the other. Translation Correct Answer: decoding of a mRNA message into a polypeptide chain Coding strand (...

2 types of bonds in polar interactions Correct Answer- Hydrogen bonds Disulfide bonds 3 major steps in aerobic metabolism Correct Answer- Glycolysis Citric acid cycle (CAC) or Kreb's cycle Electron transport chain (ETC) 3 types of amino acids Correct Answer- Hydrophobic Polar Charged 4 parts of an amino acid Correct Answer- Carboxyl group Alpha carbon Amino group R side chain Amino acid sequence wraps around proteins called Correct Answer- Histones At the end of the ETC, ATP is for...