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RNA and Protein Synthesis Quiz – Study Guide
1.
RNA contains the sugar:
2.
List the similarities and differences in the nucleotides of DNA & RNA
similarities:
differences:
Figure 13–1
3. What molecule is pictured in Figure 13-1? List 2 reasons for your answer.
4. List & describe the function of the different types of RNA.
5. Which molecules are involved in protein synthesis?
6. What happens during transcription?
Figure 13–2
7. According to Figure 13-2, which codons specify the amino acid glycine, arginine & glutamic acid? List all of them
for each.
8. How many nucleotides are needed to specify three amino acids? Think of how many nucleotides make up a
codon.
9. What happens during translation?
10. Genes contain instructions for assembling what molecules?
11. The sequence of transfer of genetic information goes from:
_________ -> __________ -> __________
Figure 13–6
12. Identify the 3 molecules above.
Figure 13–9
Figure 13–10
13. Identify structures A-G in Figure 13-10.
14. Identify structures A-F in Figure 13-9 & tell what processes are occurring in X & Y.
15. Write out any 9 bases of DNA. Then convert it to mRNA. Then use Figure 13-2 on the front side to list the
amino acids coded by the mRNA.
16. What is a point mutation?
17. What happens when a chromosome undergoes a deletion mutation?
18. Most mutations have what type of effect on an organism.
19. List 2 ways in which mutations can be harmful & 2 ways they can be helpful.
Figure 13–5
20. List & describe what is happening in A-D in Figure 13-5
21. Tell which type of gene/point mutation only affects 1 amino acid & which ones affect more than 1 amino
acid. Use Fig 13-11 on p. 373
22. Any element or chemical that can cause the genetic information to change is called:
23. Write out any 6 base sequence of DNA.
24. Change that 6 base sequence to show a:
substitution mutation:
deletion mutation:
insertion mutation:
25. DNA goes through a mutation that changes it from TTT to TTA. Using Figure 13-6 on p. 367, does this
change the amino acid? If so, from what to what?
Figure 13–9
26. What would happen to structure F in Figure 13-9 if the G-C base pair of structure C was deleted?
27. Know what sickle cell disease is & how it is caused.