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Unit 3 Test Review: mitosis, protein synthesis, mutations

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What phase of mitosis is occuring in the picture?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Cytokinesis
d)
Telophase
2.
In which phase does the cell spend most of it's life?
a)
Interphase
b)
Nuclear Division
c)
Telophase
d)
Mitosis
3.
What phase of mitosis is pictured?
a)
Metaphase
b)
Telophase
c)
Prophase
d)
Anaphase
4.
Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis?
a)
In order for genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells.
b)
In order for the cell to be able to increase in size.
c)
In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus.
d)
In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells.
5.

What are the "X" shaped things in the drawing.

a)

PMATs

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Telophase

6.

During what phase of Mitosis do the chromosomes line up in the Middle

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Telophase

d)

Anaphase

7.

In which phase of Mitosis do the Chromosomes pull Apart

a)

Metaphase

b)

Prophase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

8.

What is the purpose of Mitosis?

a)

Growth of an organism and Repair of damaged tissue

b)

To help the body get rid of extra cells

c)

To increase the amount of classwork you have to do

d)

To get rid of the nucleus

9.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
10.
Before cells can divide, what must be copied?
a)
mitochondria
b)
cytoplasm
c)
DNA
d)
Cell Wall
11.
What do the cells look like at the end of mitosis?
a)
different from original cell
b)
similar to the original cell
c)
identical to the original cell
d)
none of these
12.

A nucleotide is composed of

a)

A phosphate, sugar and nitrogenous base

b)

A protein, protein and Guanine

c)

A phosphate, Adenine, and nitrogenous base

d)

A protein, Adenine and nitrogenous base

13.

Which of the following is a base pair?

a)

Adenine - Cytosine

b)

Cytosine - Thymine

c)

Deoxyribose - Cytosine

d)

Cytosine - Guanine

14.

Find the complementary DNA sequence: AATCGAC

a)

UUAGCUG

b)

AATCGAC

c)

CCGATCT

d)

TTAGCTG

15.
DNA is copied during a process called ______________ which results in an identical copy of itself.
a)
Photosynthesis
b)
Transcription
c)
Replication
d)
Translation
16.
Unlike DNA, RNA contains...
a)
a phosphate group
b)
thymine
c)
guanine
d)
uracil
17.
What is produced during transcription?
a)
Protein
b)
tRNA
c)
mRNA
d)
DNA
18.
What happens during the process of translation?
a)
The cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins.
b)
Messenger RNA is made from DNA.
c)
Copies of DNA molecules are made.
d)
Transfer RNA is made from messenger RNA.
19.
DNA has a ______ strand; RNA has a ______ strand.
a)
double/double
b)
double/triple
c)
double/single
d)
single/single
20.
In RNA, the nitrogen base____ replaces ____ that was present in DNA. 
a)
A, U (adenine, uracil)
b)
C, G (cytosine, guanine)
c)
U, T (uracil, thymine)
d)
U, A (uracil, adenine)
21.
What is the transcribed mRNA strand for CATTAA
a)
GUAAUU
b)
GTAATT
c)
AUGGUU
d)
CATTAA
22.
Which type of bond, denoted by the arrows, allows DNA to be readily replicated?
a)
ionic bond
b)
peptide bond
c)
covalent bond
d)
hydrogen bond
23.
Which best describes the shape of a DNA molecule? 
a)
single helix 
b)
double helix
c)
single strand
d)
t-shaped strand
24.
In DNA, Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
25.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
26.
Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose and adenine
b)
deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond
c)
sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate
27.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
28.
From which molecules are mRNA molecules transcribed?
a)
tRNA
b)
rRNA
c)
DNA
d)
proteins
29.
The genetic code is always read
a)
3 bases at a time in the same direction.
b)
4 bases at a time in the same direction.
c)
3 bases at a time and the direction varies.
d)
4 bases at a time and the direction varies.
30.

What is the amino acid sequence for the following mRNA strand:


UGG-ACU-CGA-GUG

(a)  

31.

What is the amino acid sequence for the following mRNA strand:


AUU-AAG-UGC-GGG

(a)  

32.

What is the amino acid sequence for the following mRNA strand:


CCA-GAG-UUU-UAG

(a)  

33.

What is the amino acid sequence for the following mRNA strand:


GUA-CAU-UUG-AGA

(a)  

34.

What is the amino acid sequence for the following mRNA strand:


AUG-CAG-UAC-AGC

(a)  

35.

Which of the following is the complementary strand to this strand of DNA? ACGTGC

a)

ACGTGC

b)

TGCACG

c)

ACTGAT

d)

CATTAG

36.

The model of DNA replication in which one original strand is used as a template to make a new strand so that the new DNA has one old and one new strand is called ____.

a)

Dispersive Model

b)

Semi-conservative Model

c)

Conservative Model

37.

A codon on mRNA is AAU. What would the anti-codon be on tRNA?

a)

UUA

b)

TTA

c)

UUT

d)

ATU

38.

Which organelle is the location of translation?

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

mitochondria

d)

vacuole

39.

A strand of DNA is 20% Thymine. What percent of the strand is Cytosine?

(a)  

40.

What is the first step of DNA replication?

a)

An enzyme (topoisomerase) relieves supercoiling

b)

A primer begins to add complementary bases

c)

An enzyme (ligase) seals two strands of DNA together

d)

An enzyme (Helicase) separates the double helix

41.

How many nucleotides make up an amino acid?

(a)  

42.

Using the Codon Wheel, what is the amino acid for the sequence:

AAG

(a)  

43.

What is the process of DNA to mRNA called?

a)

translation

b)

replication

c)

modification

d)

transcription

44.

What is the mRNA sequence needed to make the amino acid, Methionine (Met)?

(a)  

45.

What is the mRNA sequence needed to make the amino acid, Methionine (Met)?

(a)  

46.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

47.

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

a)

Insertions only

b)

Substitution only

c)

Deletion only

d)

Insertions and Deletions

48.

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Inversion

49.

ATTTGAGCC- Original

ATTGAGCC - Mutated

The example above is an example of a

a)

Insertion- Frameshift

b)

Deletion- Substitution

c)

Deletion -Frameshift

d)

All of the above

50.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

51.

A substitution mutation that has no effect

on amino acids sequence

a)

Insertion Mutation

b)

Translocation

c)

Silent Mutation

d)

Deletion Mutation

52.
This type of substitution codes for a stop codon
a)
Missense
b)
Nonsense
c)
Silent
d)
Deletion
53.
If you are missing or have an extra base  at the end of your mutated DNA . What type of mutation occurred?
a)
Substitution
b)
Frameshift
c)
Duplication 
d)
Insertion
54.
A type of substitution in which no  amino acids change is called 
a)
Missense
b)
Nonsense
c)
Silent
d)
Deletion
55.
Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA
a)
no mutation
b)
substitution
c)
insertion
d)
deletion
56.

Mutations are__________

a)

Harmful

b)

Harmful or beneficial

c)

Neutral

d)

Harmful, neutral, or beneficial

57.

What type of mutation is shown in the picture?

a)

Deletion Mutation

b)

Insertion Mutation

c)

Silent Mutation

d)

Missense Mutation

58.

What type of mutation is shown in the picture?

a)

Silent Mutation

b)

Insertion Mutation

c)

Missense Mutation

d)

Nonsense Mutation

59.
Where do mutations occur?
a)
DNA and RNA
b)
DNA 
c)
RNA
d)
mRNA and tRNA
60.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil

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