AP Biology Transcription and Translation

Open Ended

What is needed for protein synthesis to occur?

Multiple Choice

The goal of transcription is to make RNA.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Transcription takes place in the 

• ribosome

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• mitochondria

Multiple Choice

How many nucleotides make up a codon?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 15

Multiple Choice

ATCAGTGAT A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that code for an amino acid. If the DNA sequence shown here goes through transcription and translation, how many amino acids will result from this sequence?

• 5

• 4

• 2

• 3

Multiple Choice

Eukaryotes require transcription factors for initiation of transcription while prokaryotes don't

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

RNA polymerase binds to which part of the DNA?

• Operator

• Promotor

• 5' Cap

• Primer

Multiple Choice

One difference between DNA and RNA is that....

• Only RNA has the base Uracil

• only RNA contains the base Thymine

• only RNA contains the base Cytocine

• only RNA contained the base Guanine

Multiple Choice

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein

• a protein / mRNA

• Ribosome / Nucleus

• mRNA / tRNA

Multiple Select

What are the steps of RNA synthesis Select all that apply.

• Initiation

• Replication

• Elongation

• Repair

• Termination

Multiple Select

Select all the pre-mRNA modifications that happen in Eukaryotes

• Adding a 5' Cap

• Adding a Poly A tail

• Removing Introns

• Removing Exons

Multiple Choice

In eukaryotic cells, transcriptions and translation occur simultaneously.

• True

• False

Open Ended

Summarize the process of transcription and describe the major differences between the process in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. - Long answer - At least one paragraph. AI graded.