DNA Quiz #1



DNA, RNA and Protein Synthesis Review

1. Watson and Crick discovered the _______________ of _________.

2. DNA is found in the _____________ of the cell.

3. The structure of DNA is called a ___________ ___________.

4. A complete piece of DNA that contains many genes is called a ____________________.

5. A ______________(like the bands found on a section on a chromosome) codes for certain proteins that determine a person’s traits.

6. The monomer that makes up DNA is called a _________________.

7. Draw and label a nucleotide

8. What is the correct pairing of the nitrogen bases in DNA? ___=___ ___=___

9. Purines have _____ ring (s), while pyrimidines have _____ ring (s)

10. The sides of DNA are made up of ______________ and _________________.

11. Name the 3 types of RNA ___________, _____________, ____________

12. ____________ is complementary to the original DNA strand?

13. The mRNA carries information from the nucleus to a _________.

14. What is the correct base pairing of RNA? ___=___ ___=___

15. Translation takes place in the ________________.

16. Replication, transcription, and translation are the steps to making a ___________.

17. Genes are made up of ___________ that determine our traits like hair and eye color. 18. A set of three (3) nitrogen bases makes a ____________.

19. Each tRNA molecule carries an _________ ________ that will become part of a protein.

20. _______________ discovered the base-pair rule A=T and C=G.

21. ______________ is when DNA makes 2 ____________ copies that each daughter cell receives.

22. List the steps of Protein Synthesis: Replication, Transcription and Translation

Replication________________________________________________________

Transcription_______________________________________________________

Translation(Initiation & Elongation)________________________________________

Translation (Termination) _______________________________________________

23. List the 4 characteristics of RNA: 1._____________________

2. _________________ 3. ___________________ 4. _________________

24. Write the complimentary mRNA strand to the following DNA strand.

T-C-A-G-C-T ________________

25. mRNA contains a group of 3 bases called ________ and tRNA contains a complimentary group of 3 bases called ______________that match up during translation.

26. What are the 2 steps of protein synthesis? _______________ ________________

27. List the 3 types of RNA and their main functions ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

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28. A chain of ______________ __________fold together to make a protein.

Label the picture below:

29. amino acid

30. protein

31. tRNA

32. mRNA

33. ribosome

34. What process is occurring in the above diagram _______________________.

35. What biomolecule are DNA and RNA examples of? _____________________

36. What scientist took X-ray pictures of DNA? _________________________.

37. Write the complimentary strand of DNA to the following parent DNA strand

G-C-T-A-C-G __________________

38. Give the tRNA anticodons to the following mRNA codons:

U-G-G ___________ A-C-G __________

Match the correct step to each statement: A. Replication B. Transcription C. Translation

_____39. Step that occurs inside the nucleus

_____40. Protein chain is made from amino acids

_____ 41. DNA copies itself

_____42. Step that occurs in the ribosome

_____ 43. DNA unzips to make mRNA

_____44. tRNA matches anticodons to mRNA codons

_____45. Amino acid is carried to the ribosome by tRNA

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