Biology I - DNA/RNA Test Review
Biology I - DNA/RNA Test Review
1.Figure 12-1 shows the structure of a(an)
2.In Figure 12-1 the structure labeled X is called a
4.DNA is copied during a process called
5.During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a strand with the bases
6.In eukaryotes, DNA is located in the
7.RNA contains the sugar
8.Unlike DNA, RNA contains
9.What are found in both DNA and RNA?
10.Which type(s) of RNA is(are) involved in protein synthesis?
11.What is produced during transcription?
12.What happens during the process of translation?
13.Genes contain instructions for assembling
14.Which type of RNA functions as a blueprint of the genetic code?
15.A mutation that involves a single nucleotide is called a(an)
16.What are examples of gene mutations?
17.What are examples of frameshift mutations?
18.The "backbone" of DNA is made up of
19.In a DNA molecule cytosine bonds with
20.The enzyme RNA polymerase aids in which process?
21.Watson and Crick discovered that in the eukaryotic cell, DNA is in the shape of a
22.Proteins are made up of long chains of
23.Coffee has a pH of about 5, that means that
24.Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into
25.What is released during cellular respiration?
26.DNA is the code for making proteins at the ribosome. Why is it important for the cell to make so many proteins?
27.The process of making a protein begins in the nucleus where RNA is created in a process called _____a._____. From there _____b._____ leaves the nucleus and picks up an amino acid in the cytoplasm. It meets mRNA at the _____c._____ and locates the three bases on mRNA or a _____d._____ that compliments its anticodon. Once in its proper position the amino acids bond and begin to form a polypeptide chain, which is called a _____e._____ when it is complete
28.Using the following DNA strand (a)find the mRNA strand that would be made and (b)the amino acids it would code for. G C C T C C A C T
29.What is a codon, where is it found and what does it code for?
Biology I - DNA/RNA Test Review
1.Figure 12-1 shows the structure of a(an)
DNA Molecule
2.In Figure 12-1 the structure labeled X is called a
Nucleotide
4.DNA is copied during a process called
Replication
5.During DNA replication, a DNA strand that has the bases CTAGGT produces a strand with the bases
GATCCA
6.In eukaryotes, DNA is located in the
Nucleus
7.RNA contains the sugar
Ribose
8.Unlike DNA, RNA contains
Ribose and Uracul
9.What are found in both DNA and RNA?
Phosphate groups, a 5-carbon sugar, and nitrogenous bases
10.Which type(s) of RNA is(are) involved in protein synthesis?
tRNA and mRNA
11.What is produced during transcription?
RNA
12.What happens during the process of translation?
Protein is created
13.Genes contain instructions for assembling
Proteins
14.Which type of RNA functions as a blueprint of the genetic code?
mRNA
15.A mutation that involves a single nucleotide is called a(an)
Point mutation
16.What are examples of gene mutations?
When genes are misorders on a chromosome
17.What are examples of frameshift mutations?
Insertion and deletion
18.The "backbone" of DNA is made up of
Sugar and phosphate group
19.In a DNA molecule cytosine bonds with
Guanine
20.The enzyme RNA polymerase aids in which process?
Transcription
21.Watson and Crick discovered that in the eukaryotic cell, DNA is in the shape of a
Double helix
22.Proteins are made up of long chains of
Amino acids
23.Coffee has a pH of about 5, that means that
It is an acid
24.Photosynthesis uses sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into
Oxygen and glucose
25.What is released during cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide and ATP
26.DNA is the code for making proteins at the ribosome. Why is it important for the cell to make so many proteins?
The cell needs many enzymes to control its biochemical reactions and all enzymes are proteins
27.The process of making a protein begins in the nucleus where RNA is created in a process called _____Transcription._____. From there _____tRNA_____ leaves the nucleus and picks up an amino acid in the cytoplasm. It meets mRNA at the ____ribosome._____ and locates the three bases on mRNA or a _____codon_____ that compliments its anticodon. Once in its proper position the amino acids bond and begin to form a polypeptide chain, which is called a _____protein_____ when it is complete
28.Using the following DNA strand (a)find the mRNA strand that would be made and (b)the amino acids it would code for. G C C T C C A C T
C G G A G G U G A
Arginine - Arginine - Stop
29.What is a codon, where is it found and what does it code for?
A codon is 3 Bases found on mRNA and it codes for an Amino Acid