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DNA and Protein Synthesis Test
Chapter #12 DNA
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Chapter #13 Protein Synthesis
DNA
RNA
1. Explain the 2 functions of DNA
1. List the 4 bases of RNA
2. List the organic group of DNA
2. List the organic group of RNA
3. List the 4 bases of DNA
3. List the 2 purine bases
4. List the 2 purine bases
4. List the 2 pyrimidine bases
5. List the 2 pyrimidine bases
5. List the sugar in RNA
6. List the sugar in DNA
6. List the RNA that is made in the nucleus by
transcription
7. List where DNA is found in a eukaryote ….. a
prokaryote
7. List the RNA that carries the amino acids
8. Explain where you find Hydrogen Bonds in DNA
8. List the RNA that helps to make up the ribosomes
9. Explain what the backbone of DNA is
9. List how many amino acids there are in nature
10. Explain where you find covalent bonds in DNA
10. List the building blocks of proteins
11. Explain what DNA replication is
11. List how many proteins there are in nature
12. Explain why DNA has to replicate itself
12. List 2 types of proteins and their function
13. Explain what transcription is and where it occurs in
the cell
13. Explain where you find the codon
14. Explain where you find the anti-codon
14. Explain what is meant by the triplet code
Protein Synthesis
Transcription – Step 1
1. Where does transcription occur?
2. What molecule is made in transcription?
3. Where does this molecule head to once it leaves the
nucleus?
Mutations
1. What is a mutagen?
Protein Synthesis
Translation – Step 2
1. Where does translation occur in the cell?
2. What organelle is the translator?
3. What 2 ‘languages’ can the ribomes speak?
4. The mRNA is sandwiched between the
_____________ and the _________ of the
ribosome.
5. What organelle ‘sew’ the amino acids together
to make a protein?
2. Are most mutations harmful or helpful or neutral? Explain your answer
3. Describe a
Deletion mutation
Substitution mutation
Insertion mutation
4. Which of the above mutations does NOT lead to a frameshift?
5. Why are frameshift mutations usually NOT a neutral mutation?
6. If a mutation occurs in a Somatic cell ….
Will the next generation inherit the mutation?
7. If a mutation occurs in a Reproductive cell ….
Will the next generation inherit the mutation?
Scientists
What was the contribution of each of the scientists listed below?
Frances Crick
James Watson
Rosalind Franklin