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Biology RNA Worksheet Name: _________________________________________ Part I: Complete the table to contrast the structures of DNA and RNA. Sugar Number of Strands Bases DNA RNA Part II: On the lines provided, identify each kind of RNA. 1. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________ 3. _______________________________ Part III: Complete each statement by writing the correct word or words. 1. The process of using DNA to produce complementary RNA molecules is called ____________________. 2. The sequence of ____________________ in mRNA complements the sequence in the DNA template. 3. In eukaryotes, RNA is formed in the ____________________ and then travels to the ____________________. 4. The enzyme ____________________ binds to DNA during transcription. 5. RNA polymerase binds to regions of DNA called _____________________, which are “start” signals for transcription. 6. _______________________ are portions of RNA that are cut out and discarded. 7. ______________________ are spliced together to make the final mRNA. Part III: Use the diagram below to answer the following questions. 1. What are the words along the outside of the circle? _______________________________________________________________ 2. What can you find by reading this diagram from the inside out? _________________________________________________ 3. For which amino acid is AAA a codon? ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. What is the codon for tryptophan? __________________________________________________________________________________ 5. For which amino acid is GCA a codon? ______________________________________________________________________________ 6. What is a codon for alanine? _________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. What are three other codons for alanine? __________________________________________________________________________ Part IV: Use the diagram below to answer the following questions. phenylalanine leucine lysine methionine 1. What is the anticodon for leucine? ___________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is the codon for leucine? _______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. List the amino acids in the order they would appear in the polypeptide coded for by this mRNA. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________