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
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________
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
_____ 43. DNA unzips to make mRNA
_____40. Protein chain is made from amino
_____44. tRNA matches anticodons to mRNA
acids
codons
_____ 41. DNA copies itself
_____45. Amino acid is carried to the
_____42. Step that occurs in the ribosome
ribosome by tRNA