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Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
Translation takes place in the
a)
ribosome
b)
chloroplast
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
2.
Brings the amino acids to the ribosome
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
DNA
3.
What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?
a)
base
b)
codon
c)
amine
d)
serine
4.
Which phrase best describes translation?
a)
converts mRNA into a polypeptide
b)
catalyzes bonds between amino acids
c)
produces RNA from DNA molecules
d)
recycles tRNA molecules for reuse
5.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
6.
The job of tRNA is to
a)
carry amino acids to the ribisomes
b)
carry ribisomes to the ER
c)
carry glucose to mitochondria
d)
carry mRNA out of the nucleus
7.
The codon is located on the
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
8.
What would be the tRNA anticodon for the mRNA codon CAG?
a)
GTC
b)
GUC
c)
CUG
d)
CAG
9.
In mRNA, each codon specifies a particular
a)
nucleotide
b)
amino acid
c)
purine
d)
pyrimidine
10.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
11.
What amino acid is represented by the codon AUG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
12.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
13.
Which code does NOT cause transcription to stop?
a)
UGA
b)
UAA
c)
UAG
d)
UGG
14.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
15.
How many different amino acids are there?
a)
20
b)
16
c)
10
d)
24
16.
How many different codons are possible?
a)
20
b)
13
c)
64
d)
127
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