Spring 2025 - CMS Biology - Unit 2 - Summative #1

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What is the outcome of DNA mutation in an organism?

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Different proteins are assembled.

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How do nucleic acids and proteins compare in structure?

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Both are larger compounds; nucleic acids are made of nucleotides and proteins are made of amino acids.

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What is the process of copying DNA to RNA called?

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Transcription; it occurs in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.

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What overall process is represented by protein synthesis?

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The process of assembling proteins from amino acids based on mRNA.

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What is the process of converting mRNA to a polypeptide chain?

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Translation; it occurs at the ribosome.

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What are the building blocks of nucleic acids?

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Nucleotides.

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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Amino acids.

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Where does transcription occur in eukaryotic cells?

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In the nucleus.

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Where does translation occur in the cell?

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At the ribosome.

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What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

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mRNA carries the genetic information from DNA to the ribosome for protein assembly.