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Worksheets2021.DNA, RNA, PROTEIN SYNTHESIS
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
the monomers that when bonded together
create protein
Amino Acid
Anticodon
Codon
DNA Replication
Won a noble prize for making a model that shows the 3D shape of DNA
Mick Jagger
Rosalind Franklin
Chargaff
Watson and Crick
the sequence of nitrogenous bases found on the tRNA that matches the codon on the mRNA strand
Amino Acid
Anticodon
Codon
DNA
RNA that transports amino acids to the ribosomes to be assembled into proteins
RNA backbone
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
tRNA (transfer RNA)
Translation
set of three nitrogenous bases that represent amino acids; order of nitrogenous bases in mRNA
Replication
Codon
DNA
Double Helix
the process of converting information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
RNA backbone
Translation
Pyrimidine
made up of phosphate groups and deoxyribose sugars
Replication
DNA backbone
Hydrogen Bonds
Double Helix
process in the cell nucleus where enzymes make an RNA copy of a DNA strand
photocopy
replication
translation
transcription
process in which chromosomal DNA is copied before mitosis or meiosis
replication
transcription
translation
duplication
made up of phosphate groups and ribose sugars
RNA backbone
Purines
Pyrimidines
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
shape of DNA molecule formed when two twisted DNA strands are coiled into a springlike structure
Mrna (messenger RNA)
Hydrogen Bonds
Double Helix
Nitrogenous Base
nitrogenous bases that have only one carbon nitrogen ring (thymine, cytosine, and uracil)
Pentose Sugar
Purines
Pyrimidines
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
the bond that loosely hold together the nitrogenous bases on each strand of DNA
covalent
ionic
hydrogen
james
nitrogenous bases that have two carbon nitrogen rings (adenine and guanine)
Nucleus
pyrimidines
rRNA (ribosomal RNA)
Purines
the type of RNA that transports information from the DNA in the nucleus to the cell's cytoplasm
Nitrogenous Base
Trna (transfer RNA)
Mrna (messenger RNA)
Rrna (ribosomal RNA)
carbon ring structure found in DNA and RNA that contains one or more atoms of nitrogen
Nucleus
Nitrogenous Base
Pentose Sugar
Nucleotides
nitrogenous bases that have two carbon nitrogen rings (adenine and guanine)
pyrimidines
DNA
purines
Uracil
the sugar, phophate group, and the nitrogenous base
Nucleotide
Nucleus
Pentose Sugar
Amino acid
the site of DNA replication and transcription
Nucleus
Ribosome
Golgi
Endoplasmic Reticulum
5 carbon sugar
pentose sugar
hexose sugar
powdered sugar
brown sugar
During RNA synthesis, the DNA template sequence
5’-TAGCTG-3’ would be transcribed to produce which of the following RNA sequences
5’ - ATCGAC - 3’
5’ - CAGCUA - 3’
5’ - UAGCUG - 3’
5’ - CAGCTA - 3’
The base composition of samples of genomic DNA from several different animals are given to you. For one sample, you determine the composition of G to be 30 %, which of the samples is likely to come from the same
species?
25 % T
25% C
30% A
30% C
What is the role of tRNA during translation?
bond to open the DNA strand to carry the code for protein synthesis out of the nucleus
carry ribosomes to the site of protein synthesis
break apart mRNA and send it back to the nucleus so that it can be reused
Carry amino acids to the mRNA for correct placement into the protein chain
How many codons are needed to specify three amino acids?
3
6
9
12
One similarity between DNA and messenger RNA molecules is that they both contain
the same sugar
a sequence of nitrogen bases
a nitrogenous base known as uracil
double-stranded polymers
