Study Guide for Genetics Unit 1
The test is 30 multiple choice questions and a practicum where you have to apply your knowledge in a short answer
form or diagram. This will be a test of how to apply the knowledge, not whether or not you can memorize it. There are
also several questions over old material at the end of the test. It would be good to review information from cells.
Vocabulary you should know:
DNA
RNA
Nucleic Acid
Nucleotide
Chromosome
Gene
Mitosis
Meiosis
Amino Acid
Protein
Diploid
Haploid
Interphase
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase/cytokinesis
Asexual Reproduction
Sexual Reproduction
Base pairs
Codons
Replication
Transcription
Translation
Enzyme
mRNA
tRNA
Ribosome
DNA polymerase
RNA polymerase
Helicase
Peptide bonds
Sugar bonds
Hydrogen bonds
Adenine
Cytosine
Guanine
Thymine
Uracil
REVIEW
Passive Transport
Active Transport
Homeostasis
Cell Membrane
Cellular
Respiration/Photosynthesis
Things you need to be able to recognize or know
Know what DNA looks like and its parts
Know what type of bonds hold DNA together
Know what a gene is, what it does and where it is located
Know the difference between haploid cells and diploid cells
Know how mitosis works
Why is mitosis important
What type of cells are produced by mitosis
Recognize the steps in mitosis
Know how meiosis works
Recognize the steps on meiosis
Why is meiosis important
What type of cells are produced by meiosis
Know what a nucleic acid is, where it can be found, and how it pairs with other nucleic acids
Understand how DNA replication works and be able to replicate a strain of DNA
Know the enzymes in replication and transcription and understand their functions
Know how to read a RNA Codon chart
Know how to Replicate DNA
Know how to Transcribe DNA
Know how to Translate mRNA
How can 20 amino acids make a lot of different proteins
Know what role ribosomes play
Know the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction
Practicum
Be able to draw the chromosomes for each phase of mitosis and meiosis
Be able to replicate, transcribe and translate a strand of DNA