Biology
DNA/RNA Review
Name ______________________________
Period ___ Date ____________________
Examine the following diagram, then answer the following questions.
1. The full name of this molecule
1. _______________________________________________
2. Its common name
2. _______________
3. The name given to its shape is
This can be described as a
3. _________________________
_________________________
4. The two scientists who shared the Nobel
Prize for their work with this molecule
4. __________________ & ______________________
5. The process shown in the diagram is
and the enzyme involved is called
5. ______________________
_______ ____________________
6. In your own words, explain the
end result of the process is
6. _______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
DNA consists of a number of units.
One of these units is shown in the following diagram.
7. The building block of DNA/RNA is
7. __________________________________
8. The 3 parts of it are:
8. ________________, ________________, & a _________
9 a. What is this structure?
b. What two bases does this represent?
c. What memory technique can you use?
10 a. What is this structure?
b. What two bases does this represent?
c. What memory technique can you use?
9 a. ____________________________________
b. __________________, __________________
c. ________________________________
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
10 a. ____________________________________
b. __________________, __________________
c. ________________________________
QuickTime™ and a
TIFF (Uncompressed) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
11. How can you remember which are the larger & smaller structures? 11. ______________________________________________
12. What type of bond occurs between the nitrogenous bases?
12. _________________
13. Which sugar is letter A, and letter B?
How do you know?
13. A is __________________
B is __________________
A=
B=
I know because __________________________________
_______________________________________________
14. The four nitrogen bases in DNA are
15. Why is DNA important?
14. _______________ bonds to _______________, and
_______________ bonds to _______________.
15. __________________________________________
16. What is the role of RNA? How many types of RNA is there?
16. To make __________________, there are ___ types
17. What is the building block of protein?
17. ___________________________
18. Trace the pathway of protein synthesis
18. _____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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19. Compare DNA to RNA
a. type of strand
b. type of sugar
c. bases
19.
20. The process shown here is called
20. ___________________________
a. Where does it take place?
b. What two strands are involved?
c. What is the end result of this process?
DNA
__________ strand
________________
________________
RNA
____________ strand
______________
______________
a. ____________________________
b. ____________ and ______________________
c. ______________________________________
21. What is the name of this structure?
a. What molecule is the 3 base code on?
b. One codon makes one ?
c. How many bases do ribosomes read at a time?
21. _______________ (special word for 3 RNA bases)
a. ______________________
b. ______________________
c. _________________
22. What is the name of this molecule? What does it do?
22. ________, it ________________________________
b
a. Is called an _________________
b. The 3 bases code for an __________ _________
What RNA does this bond to? _____, where? At the ______
a
23. What process is occurring here?
23. __________________________________
a. Where does this process take place?
b. What is the end result?
c. How many RNA bases does it take to code for 1 amino acid?
d. Label parts A – G
a. _________________________________
b. _________________________________
c. ___________________
Labeling: A _________, B = ______, C = __________,
D = _____, E = ___________, F = ________ G = _____
24. Identify parts of this diagram:
a. What is the largest structure here?
b. What is the smallest structure here?
c. What is DNA wrapped around?
d. Which structure includes all the others?
a. ________________
b. _______
c. ________________
d. __________________
25. Using this chart, answer the following questions:
a. What is this chart called?
b. The names around the outside refer to?
c. How many letters do you read at a time?
d. Those three letters referred to as?
e. That code is on which RNA molecule?
f. Id. the amino acids for this genetic sequence
UACGCAAAACAGAUGUAG
g. amino acids are building blocks for?
h. compared to the sequence in letter f above
how many amino acid changes would these
mutations cause?
UAUGCGAAUCAAAUCUAA
i. there are 64 different codons, but only how
many different amino acids (count carefully)
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a. _________________________
b. _________________________
c. ______
d. _____________
e. _________
f. _____________________________________
g. ______________
h. _____ changes
new sequence would now read:
___________________________________
i. _____ different amino acids
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