WorksheetsRNA and Protein Synthesis
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
which process is shown?
a)
diffusion
b)
repiration
c)
recombination
d)
translation
2.
What molecules do both DNA and RNA contain?
a)
uracil
b)
nucleotides
c)
thymine
d)
deoxyribose
3.
Which of the following best describes how DNA and RNA are similar?
a)
they both contain A and T
b)
They both have a double helix
c)
They are both composed of 5 different nucleotides
d)
they both have C and G
4.
The DNA sequence ATCAGCGCTGGC is part of a gene. how many amino acids are coded for by this message?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
12
d)
20
5.
A scientist puts nucleotide chains of UUUUUU in a test tube under conditions allowing protein synthesis. Soon they are only amino acids chains of phenylalinine. What does the experiment indicate?
a)
phenylalanine is composed of uracil
b)
UUU codes for phenylalanine
c)
protein synthesis malfunctions in test tubes
d)
proteins contain one kind of amino acids
6.
DNA sequence is ACAGTGC. How would this be coded on mRNA?
a)
TGTCACG
b)
UGUCACG
c)
GUGACAU
d)
CACUGUA
7.
Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?
a)
DNA-protein-RNA
b)
Protein-RNA-DNA
c)
RNA-protein-DNA
d)
DNA-RNA-protein
8.
Which process?
a)
mutation
b)
transcription
c)
respiration
d)
translation
9.
An RNA polymer is composed of subunits known as
a)
polysaccharides
b)
ribose molecules
c)
nucleotides
d)
uracil molecules
10.
Proteins are polymers made of monomers called
a)
nucleotides
b)
lipids
c)
amino acids
d)
nitrogen bases
11.
Which of the following are found in BOTH DNA and RNA?
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
thymine
d)
phosphate group
12.
Which of the following is created directly from DNA?
a)
tRNA only
b)
mRNA only
c)
tRNA and mRNA
d)
proteins
13.
What is created during transcription?
a)
tRNA
b)
DNA
c)
mRNA
d)
proteins
14.
What happens during translation?
a)
mRNA is made from DNA
b)
the ribosome uses information from mRNA to assemble proteins
c)
tRNA is made from mRNA
d)
copies of DNA molecules are made
15.
The sequence of DNA that contain instructions for making proteins are called
a)
genes
b)
amino acids
c)
mRNA
d)
tRNA
16.
Transcription occurs where?
a)
ribosomes
b)
the cytoplasm
c)
the nucleus
d)
the rough ER
17.
A codon consists of how many nucleotides
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
Codons each code for
a)
a protein
b)
an enzyme
c)
an amino acid
d)
a nucleotide
19.
What is this diagram represent?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
DNA
20.
What is the name of 3 bases on mRNA called?
a)
gene
b)
triplet
c)
codon
d)
anticodon
21.
Transcribe the following:
3'-TACCCGTAT-5'
3'-TACCCGTAT-5'
a)
5'-AUGGGCAUA-3'
b)
3'-AUGGGCAUA-5'
c)
5'-AUGCCGAUA-3'
d)
5'-ATGCCGATA-3'
22.
The anticodon is located on
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
23.
The codon is located on the
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
24.
Amino acids are bonded together by a
a)
hydrogen bond
b)
peptide bond
c)
ionic bond
d)
they are not bonded
25.
Protein synthesis takes place in two parts:
a)
Transcription then translation
b)
Replication then transcription
c)
Translation then transcription
d)
Replication then translation
26.
The process of making mRNA from DNA is called.
a)
Replication
b)
Transcription
c)
Translation
d)
Protein synthesis
27.
Where does protein synthesis take place?
a)
Ligase
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Codon
d)
Endoplasmic Reticulum
28.
RNA is different from DNA in ___
a)
RNA is single stranded
b)
RNA has uracil
c)
RNA has the sugar ribos
d)
All of these
29.
Which molecule makes up the ribosome?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
30.
Transcribe the sequence of DNA
ATTCAGAGG
ATTCAGAGG
a)
ATTCAGAGG
b)
TAAGACTCC
c)
UAAGUCUCC
d)
UACGAUCGG
31.
The process of making mRNA from DNA is called.
a)
Replication
b)
Transcription
c)
Translation
d)
Protein synthesis
32.
How many types of RNA are there?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
33.
mRNA stands for
a)
my RNA
b)
messenger RNA
c)
mitosis RNA
d)
mutated RNA
34.
The five carbon sugar found in RNA
a)
Ribose
b)
Deoxyribose
c)
Glucose
35.
A strand of DNA reads ACTGGA. The RNA strand that would be copied from it would read....
a)
ACTGGA
b)
TGACCT
c)
UGACCU
d)
UAGCCT
36.
There are ______ possible codon combinations.
a)
4
b)
5
c)
64
d)
128
37.
There are ____ types of amino acids
a)
4
b)
5
c)
20
d)
64
38.
Chains of _________ form __________
a)
chromosomes; bases
b)
genes; bases
c)
proteins; amino acids
d)
amino acids; proteins
39.
What is occurring in this diagram?
a)
Translation
b)
Transcription
c)
Dehydration Synthesis
d)
Hydrolysis
40.
Which amino acid is coded from the mRNA codon:
G G C
G G C
a)
Arginine
b)
Serine
c)
Leucine
d)
Glycine
41.
The diagram shows the process of
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
d)
Mitosis
42.
Which of the following is incorrect regarding RNA?
a)
RNA contains uracil
b)
RNA can only be found inside the nucleus
c)
RNA is single stranded
d)
RNA contains genetic information
43.
What is occurring in this picture?
a)
Translation
b)
DNA Replication
c)
Polymerase is unzipping the DNA
d)
Transcription
44.
Which codon can code for Serine?
a)
U G G
b)
A G U
c)
C A A
d)
A U G
45.
What is the mRNA strand that would be created from this DNA strand?
T A C A G G C C T
T A C A G G C C T
a)
A C G T C C G G A
b)
A U G U C C G G A
c)
T U G G G C C A T
d)
U T G U C C G G U
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