Category 2 STAAR

DNA/RNA -- Protein Synthesis --Genetics

Remember the differences between the two molecules.

Multiple Select

Nucleotides are made up of three parts. What are those three parts in a molecule of DNA?

• Ribose

• Deoxyribose

• adenine

  uracil

  cytosine

  guanine

• phosphates

• adenine

  thymine

  cytosine

  guanine

Fill in the Blank

Nucleotides are the _____________ of nucleic acids?

Multiple Choice

What is a gene? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

• segment of RNA that codes for protein

• segment of DNA that codes for Protein

• process of making a protein

• process of copying DNA

Multiple Choice

What is the process of making two identical replicas from one strand of DNA?

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• meiosis

​- Name of Author

Multiple Choice

What is the process where a section of DNA is copied into mRNA?

• central dogma

• translation

• transcription

• replication

Multiple Choice

Where does transcription occur?

• ribosome

• lysosome

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

Multiple Choice

What is the process where mRNA codes for amino acid sequence?

• transcription

• translation

• central dogma

• replication

Fill in the Blank

Where does mRNA attach once leaving the nucleus? _____

Multiple Choice

How do we read the letters of mRNA in the ribosome? What is that called?

• 1 at a time

  anticodon

• 3 at a time

  anticodon

• 3 at a time

  codon

• 1 at a time

  codon

Multiple Choice

What molecule brings the amino acid to the ribosome?

• DNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• mRNA

Multiple Choice

What is this called?

• codon chart

• anticodon chart

Multiple Choice

What are any change to a DNA sequence called?

• cancer

• mutagens

• mutations

• translation

Multiple Choice

What type of mutation is this?

• insertion

• deletion

• point

• frameshift

Multiple Choice

What type of mutation is this?

• deletion

• insertion

• point

• chromosomal

Multiple Choice

What type of mutation is this?

• insertion

• deletion

• point

• chromosomal

Multiple Choice

What is this a picture of?

• protein synthesis

• translation

• karotype

Multiple Select

In Mendelian Genetics, which of the following is an example of a genotype?

• red flowers

• RR

• rr

Multiple Select

In Mendelian Genetics, which of the following is an example of a phenotype?

• red flowers

• RR

• rr

Multiple Choice

What would be the genotypic ratio of the punnett square?

• 2Bb:2bb

• 1BB:2Bb:1bb

• 4Bb

• 2BB:1bb

Multiple Choice

What would be the phenotypic ratio of the punnett square? If B=black

• 1 black: 3 brown

• 2 black: 2 brown

• 4 black

• 4 brown

Multiple Choice

What would be the gametes of these two parents?

• RY, RY, RY, RY

• RY, Ry, ry, rY

• Rr, Yy, Rr, Yy

Multiple Choice

Which non Mendelian trait is the picture exhibiting?

• co-dominance

• complete dominance

• incomplete dominance

Multiple Choice

Which non Mendelian trait is the picture exhibiting?

• co-dominance

• complete dominance

• incomplete dominance

Draw

What would fill in the punnett square boxes?

Fill in the Blank

Which sex chromosome does not carry many traits?

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