DNA/RNA and Proteins

Question 1

What is the monomer (subunit) of DNA?

Answer 1

Nucleotide

Question 2

What is the name of the sugar in DNA?

Answer 2

Deoxyribose

Question 3

What molecule make up the rungs of a double helix?

Answer 3

Phosphate and sugar

Question 4

Where is DNA located?

Answer 4

Nucleus

Question 5

Where is RNA located?

Answer 5

Ribosome

Question 6

How many amino acids are attached to a single tRNA?

Answer 6

1

Question 7

Where does transcription occur?

Answer 7

Nucleus

Question 8

Where does translation occur?

Answer 8

Ribosome

Question 9

What is translation?

Answer 9

RNA -> protein

Question 10

What is transcription?

Answer 10

DNA. -> rna

Question 11

What is a gene?

Answer 11

A segment of DNA

Question 12

What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

Answer 12

Serve as a template for the synthesis of rna

Question 13

Which two bases should be found in fairly equal amounts in a DNA molecule?

Answer 13

Adenine and thymine

Question 14

What is the role of RNA?

Answer 14

Carry information from the nucleus to the ribosome

Question 15

What is autosomal?

Answer 15

Having to do with one of the non-sex chromosomes

Question 16

mRNA - location and function

Answer 16

nucleus - carry protein info from nucleus to cytoplasm

Question 17

rRNA - location and function

Answer 17

ribosome - make structure of ribosomes

Question 18

tRNA - location and function

Answer 18

cytoplasm - carry amino acids to ribosome

Question 19

What is a deletion mutation?

Answer 19

A base is lost

Question 20

What is an insertion mutation?

Answer 20

A base is inserted

Question 21

What is a substitution mutation?

Answer 21

One base is substituted for another

Question 22

What is a MISSENSE mutation

Answer 22

When the substitution changes the amino acid

Question 23

What is a SILENT mutation?

Answer 23

When the substitution does not change the amino acid