Name: ______________________________
Pretest score: _______/48
Posttest score: _______/48
Ch 13 Pretest: RNA and Protein Synthesis
Matching: Place the letter of the word that best answers the question on the blank.
1. _______ matches amino acids to the
growing polypeptide
2. _______ process of rewriting DNA into RNA,
takes place inside the nucleus
3. _______ nitrogen base that binds with adenine
in RNA
4. _______ any error in the DNA sequence, or
gene expression
5. _______ 3-nucleotide sequence on the tRNA
that matches mRNA
6. _______ coded message copied from DNA that
leaves the nucleus
7. _______ building blocks of proteins
8. _______ five carbon sugar found in RNA
9. _______ cause of a mutation
A. amino acid
B. anticodon
C. codon
D. chromosome mutation
E. deletion
F. frameshift mutation
G. inversion
H. mRNA
I. mutagen
J. mutation
K. nondisjunction
L. peptide bond
M. point mutation
N. polypeptide
O. promoter
P. protein synthesis
Q. ribose
R. rRNA
S. RNA
T. RNA polymerase
U. substitution
V. tRNA
W. termination signal
X. transcription
Y. translation
Z. translocation
AA. uracil
10. _______ frameshift mutation where a nucleotide
has been removed
11. _______ process of making proteins out of RNA
(in general)
12. _______ forms between two amino acids to make
a protein
13. _______ chromosome mutation where segment
breaks off, flips around and reattaches
14. _______ three nitrogen bases on mRNA, acts as
a code
15. _______ process of mRNA being decoded into a protein, done by ribosomes
16. _______ chain of amino acids
17. _______ material that makes up ribosomes
18. _______ general term for any change in a DNA or RNA sequence
19. _______ enzyme responsible for copying DNA onto mRNA
20. _______ single strand of ribose + phosphate + nitrogen base
21. _______ region of DNA where RNA polymerase binds to start copying a gene
22. _______ general name for any change to a number of genes
23. _______ sequence of DNA that tells RNA polymerase to stop copying DNA
24. _______ mutation where homologs fail to separate during metaphase I of meiosis
25. _______ general name for a change to a single base, or a few bases
26. _______ when a piece of genetic material is not equally exchanged during crossing
over of meiosis
27. _______ mutation where 1 base is use instead of another
There are three types of RNA listed below. Name each one and tell its function in
transcription/translation (protein synthesis)
28. mRNA
29. rRNA
30. tRNA
There are two steps in transcription, the first step of protein synthesis.
Draw/describe each below the number.
31.
32.
33. Where in the cell does transcription take place?
There are three steps in translation, the second step of protein synthesis.
Draw/describe each below the number.
34.
35.
36.
36. Where in the cell does translation take place?
Here is a DNA strand:
T A C G T C A T A C G C A T A
38. The matching DNA strand is:
39. The matching RNA strand is:
40. The amino acids would be:
(use ½ sheet provided)
Here is a list of point mutations. Describe each:
41. Substitution
42. Insertion
43. Deletion
Here is a list of chromosomal mutations. Describe each:
44. Deletion
45. Duplication
46. Inversion
47. Translocation
48. Nondisjunction