WorksheetsPretake Practice #1: DNA, Cell Cycle, Protein Synthesis
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 17mins
Which section of nitrogenous bases shows a complimentary strand of DNA to
A T T G A C
T A A C T G
U A A C U G
G C C A G T
T A A G A C
In this nucleotide A is the ...
Sugar
(Deoxyribose)
Nitrogenous Base
(A, T, C, G)
Phosphate
Hydrogen Bond
In this nucleotide B is the ...
Sugar
(Deoxyribose)
Nitrogenous Base
(A, T, C, G)
Phosphate
Hydrogen Bond
In this nucleotide C represent the...
Sugar (Deoxyribose)
Phosphate
Nitrogenous Base
(A, T, C, G)
Hydrogen Bond
The dashed lines connecting an A with a T and G with a C represent...
Hydrogen Bonds
Covalent Bonds
Sugar (Deoxyribose)
Phosphate
The lines connecting the green circles and orange pentagons
Hydrogen Bonds
Covalent Bonds
Sugar (Deoxyribose)
Phosphate
During interphase, the "G" in G1 and G2 stands for...
growing
gaining DNA
getting smaller
gone
During interphase, what is happening during the "S" phase? The cell is...
synthesizing RNA
replicating DNA
copying tRNA
snipping hydrogen bonds
Put the phases of mitosis in order
First
chromosomes appear
Second
chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell
Third
copies of the genetic information split apart
Fourth
two nuclei form around each set of DNA
Second
Third
First
Fourth
chromosomes
meet in the middle
sister chromatids
pull apart or away
chromosomes appear
chromosomes are surrounded by new nuclei
During interphase DNA replication takes place. The result is...
one strand of DNA
two strands of identical mRNA
one strand of mRNA
two identical strands of DNA
The result of one cell moving through the entire cell cycle is...
one daughter cell
two identical daughter cells
two genetically different daughter cells
one larger daughter cell
Match the following terms with their definition
codon
three letter code that determines the order of amino acids
tRNA
brings amino acids to the ribosome
mRNA
a copy of the code to build a gene
gene
a small section of DNA or chromosome
amino acid
monomer of a protein
Match the following terms with their definition
codon
three nitrogenous bases on a strand of mRNA
tRNA
transports amino acids o the nucleus
mRNA
the instructions for building a protein
gene
instructions on a strand of DNA that code for a trait
amino acid
join together to form polypeptide chains
Reorder the following to show the order of structures and processes that carryout protein synthesis
A section of DNA is copied into a strand of mRNA
mRNA travels out of the nucleus to a ribosome
tRNA brings amino acids that match the mRNA code
A polypeptide chain is formed as the amino acids are bonded together
The protein is released to do its job
Which strand of nitrogenous bases below represents a section of DNA?
AAG TCG
UAC AGG
GUC AUU
GCA AUC
Which strand of nitrogenous bases below represents a section of mRNA?
AAG TCG
TAC AGG
GTC ATT
GCA AUC
A strand of DNA contains the following
AAG TCG
Which two amino acids would be joined to match this code?
Phe Ser
Lys Ser
UUC AGC
TTC AGC
A strand of mRNA contains the following codons
CAG UUG
Which two amino acids would be joined to match this code?
Gln Leu
Val Asn
GUC AAC
GTC AAC
A strand of mRNA contains the following codons
CAG UUG
Which instructions would be found on the original complimentary strand of DNA?
Gln Leu
Val Asn
GUC AAC
GTC AAC
