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CHAPTER 4.4 & 5.1 TEST REVIEW: MEIOSIS & PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
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CHAPTER 4.4 REVIEW
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What process produces gametes (reproductive cells such as the sperm and egg)?
2.
What symbol represents the number of chromosomes in a gamete? In a body
cell?
3.
What is the end result of meiosis (i.e., what is formed from meiosis)?
4.
What is conjugation?
5.
How many sperm can fertilize an egg?
6.
What organ system makes and delivers sperm?
7.
What is a zygote?
8.
What is a gamete?
9.
What is budding?
10.
What structure/organ produces eggs?
11.
When a plant reproduces vegetatively, are the offspring genetically different from
or genetically identical to the parent?
12.
What would prevent menstruation from occurring?
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13. What is necessary for fertilization to occur inside the woman’s body?
14.
What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction?
15.
What is an advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
16.
What is an advantage of asexual reproduction over sexual reproduction?
17.
What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
18.
What is fission?
19.
What is ‘crossing over’? When during meiosis does crossing over occur?
20.
Which reproductive organs play a role in both reproductive and endocrine
systems?
21.
What does crossing-over between nonsister chromatids during meiosis increase?
CHAPTER 5.1 REVIEW
1. What nitrogen base is found in RNA but not DNA?
2. What sugar is found in RNA but not DNA?
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3. How many codons would be needed to specify 2 amino acids?
4. Which type of RNA is the blueprint of the genetic code (is complementary to the DNA
strand)?
5. What are the types of gene mutations?
6. Which type of RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome for protein synthesis?
7. What is made during transcription?
8. What is made during translation?
9. The codon chart represents what?
10. What do genes code for?
11. What type of mutation involves only one nucleotide?
12. What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?
13. What are the three parts of a RNA nucleotide?
14. What causes translation to stop?
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15. What is the difference between point and frame shift mutations? Which one is more
likely to affect a person’s health?
16. Why do some mutations NOT affect the amino acid sequence in protein synthesis?
17. Write and example of transcription:
18. Write and example of translation:
19. Write a complimentary strand of RNA to the following DNA strand:
5’ TAC CCC ATA ACT 3’
20. What are the 3 differences between DNA and RNA?
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