Unit 7 Study Guide
1. __________ make up all living materials.
2. Proteins are composed of ______________, there are about
_______ different types.
3. Proteins are manufactured by the _____________
4. List the 4 functions of proteins:
5. What is the first step of protein synthesis?
6. ____________ of genetic information from DNA to RNA is
called ______________
7. DNA is too ________ to leave the nucleus, but RNA can leave
the nucleus because it is ________________
8. Part of DNA temporarily __________ and is used as a
template to assemble complementary _____________ into
__________RNA.
9. mRNA goes through the pores of the __________ with the
DNA code and attaches to the ____________.
10. What is the second step called of protein synthesis?
11. Decoding of mRNA into a ___________ is called
____________.
12. _____________ carries amino acids from the ___________
to the ribosome.
13. Amino acids come from the ______________.
14. Proteins we eat are _____________ into individual amino
acids and then simply _______________ into new proteins
according to the needs and directions of our _______.
15. A series of ______ adjacent bases in a mRNA molecule
codes for a specific amino acid called a ________
16. Each tRNA codes for a __________ amino acid.
17. mRNA carries the ____ instructions and tRNA carries
__________ to meet in the ribosomes.
18. Amino acids are _________ together to make a protein.
19. The shape of a DNA molecule is usually described as a
_____________
20. The result of translation is the formation of ____________.
21. Transcription goes from _____ to ______ and translation
goes from ______ to _______.
22. Which suspect is the culprit?
23. List the base pairs for DNA and RNA.
24. Given the DNA sequence, find the mRNA sequence.
ATGCGATCGATGGCCAATT
25. Given a mRNA sequence, find the tRNA sequence.
AGUCACUGGAUCAAUCAUC
26. Given a tRNA sequence, find the amino acids for each
codon. (3 letters = a codon)
AUGACCUACCAAGAUGUCUAA
27. Given a DNA sequence, determine the mRNA, tRNA and
amino acids.
DNA: A T G T T T C A C A G U U A G
mRNA:
tRNA:
amino acid: