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WorksheetsProtein Synthesis
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The codon AUG codes for which amino acid?
a)
Met
b)
Lys
c)
Cys
d)
Arg
2.
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
3.
One difference between DNA and RNA is that....
a)
Only RNA has the base Uracil
b)
only RNA contains the base Thymine
c)
only RNA contains the base Cytocine
d)
only RNA contained the base Guanine
4.
what does mRNA do?
a)
carry info from genes to ribosomes
b)
carry amino acids to ribosomes
c)
help with RNA splicing
d)
make up ribosomes
5.
True or false: RNA is double-stranded.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
it depends on the type
6.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
7.
A triplet of mRNA is called a
a)
codon
b)
anticodon
c)
amino acid
d)
peptide bond
8.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
9.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
10.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
11.
Which process is used to copy DNA in the nucleus?
a)
replication
b)
transcription
c)
translation
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