DNA & Protein Synthesis Test Review

(Question 1) What happens to a strand of DNA when there is a substitution mutation?

• A nucleotide base was added to the strand

• A nucleotide base was removed from the strand

• A nucleotide was moved to a different location

• A nucleotide base was changed in the strand

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

(Question 2) What happens to a strand of DNA when there is an insertion mutation?

• A nucleotide was replaced by a different one

• A nucleotide was added to the sequence

• The resulting protein is not affected

• A nucleotide was removed from the sequence

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

(Question 2) What happen to a strand of DNA when there is a deletion mutation?

• A section of a gene has been replicated backkwards.

• A nucleotide has been removed from the sequence of DNA

• One nucleotide is switched out for a different one

• A nucleotide has been added to the sequence of DNA

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

(Question 3 - Know the 3 parts of a nucleotide!) Nucleotides are composed of a sugar, a phosphate group, and a

• nitrogen base

• amino acid

• ribosome

• sucrose

(Question 4) What does the sequence of nitrogenous bases in DNA determine about a person?

• The amount of ATP they produce in cellular respiration

• The size of their ribosomes

• Their physical features and traits

• How many chromosomes are produced in DNA replication

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

(Question 5) Where does transcription take place?

• At a ribosome

• In the cytoplasm

• In the nucleus

• On the rough ER

(Question 5) Where does translation take place?

• At a ribosome

• In the nucleus

• On the cell membrane

• On the smooth ER

(Question 6) If a DNA sequence reads GTG-CGA-CCC-AAG-TAC, what amino acids does it code for?

• Met - Glu - Val - Pro - Met

• His - Ala - Gly - Phe - Met

• Ala - His - Pro - Thr - Ser

• His - Ala - Leu - Cys - Asp

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

(Question 7) What process makes a strand of mRNA from a template strand of DNA?

• Transcription

• Translation

• mRNA processing

• DNA replication

(Question 8) What process makes a chain of amino acids from instructions provided by mRNA?

• DNA replication

• Transcription

• Transformation

• Translation