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DNA Topic Test

The document outlines a series of questions related to DNA and protein synthesis, including definitions of key biological terms and processes. It includes tasks such as labeling parts of a DNA molecule, identifying stages of protein synthesis, and describing the production of specific molecules. The document serves as a topic test for understanding the fundamentals of molecular biology.

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DNA Topic Test

The document outlines a series of questions related to DNA and protein synthesis, including definitions of key biological terms and processes. It includes tasks such as labeling parts of a DNA molecule, identifying stages of protein synthesis, and describing the production of specific molecules. The document serves as a topic test for understanding the fundamentals of molecular biology.

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1.1 A sugar molecule found in a nucleotide of DNA


1.2 A bar code pattern formed from DNA which is unique to each person/organism
1.3 The weak bond between nitrogenous bases in a DNA molecule
1.4 Openings in the nuclear membrane that allow mRNA to leave the nucleus
1.5 The name of the bond that forms between amino acids in a protein molecule
1.6 The process by which a DNA molecule makes identical copies of itself
1.7 The type of sugar found in an RNA molecule
1.8 The organelle in the cytoplasm which is the site of protein synthesis
1.9 The stage of protein synthesis during which mRNA forms from DNA
The stage of protein synthesis during which tRNA interprets the message on the mRNA
1.10
to form a specific protein
1.11 The type of nucleic acid that carries a specific amino acid
1.12 Nitrogenous base found only in RNA molecules
DNA: Code of life
Topic test
Question 1
Provide the correct biological term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the term
next to the question number (1.1.1–1.1.12)
(12)

Question 2
The diagram below shows a part of a DNA molecule.

1 2

2.1 Provide labels for:


(a) 1 (1)
(b) 2 (1)
(c) 3 (1)
2.2 Give the number of nucleotides shown in the diagram. (1)
2.3 Give ONE difference between the nitrogenous bases found in DNA molecules
and those found in RNA molecules. (2)
(6)
Question 3
Study the diagram below which shows a part of the process of protein synthesis.

3.1 Identify the stage of protein synthesis that is shown in the diagram above. (1)
3.2 Identify molecules X and Y. (2)
3.3 State the term for the group of three nitrogenous bases indicated by V. (1)
3.4 Give the nitrogenous bases on the DNA strand that codes for the bases UAU on
molecule Y. (1)
3.5 Use the table below to identify amino acid W.

tRNA Amino acid


GUC glutamine
UAA isoleucine
AUA tyrosine
CCC glycine
GGG proline
CAG valine (2)

2.6 Name and describe the process that occurs in the nucleus to produce molecule Y. (5)
(12)
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