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AP - Unit 6: Transcription/Translation

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
DNA holds the code for
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
protein
d)
sugar
2.
What is the flow of genetic information in cells from DNA to protein? (Central Dogma)
a)
RNA to DNA to protein
b)
DNA to RNA to protein
c)
protein to DNA to RNA
d)
RNA to protein to DNA
3.
Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in DNA?
a)
Uracil
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Guanine
4.

In order for DNA instructions to move from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm of a cell, an RNA copy of a DNA strand must be made. This process, which takes place in a cell's nucleus is called...

a)

translation

b)

mutation

c)

DNA replication

d)

transcription

5.
Codons contain ______ bases
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
9
6.
Which is a difference between DNA and RNA
a)
RNA is double stranded
b)
RNA is not made of nucleotides
c)
RNA contains Uracil instead of Thymine
d)
RNA does not contain a sugar
7.
Transcription is the process where 
a)
DNA is replicated
b)
DNA is copied into mRNA 
c)
DNA is copied in tRNA
d)
DNA is copied
8.
Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
9.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
10.
The process represented in the diagram produces a molecule that is complementary to the template strand of DNA. What type of molecule is produced?
a)
New DNA
b)
Polypeptide
c)
Messenger RNA
d)
Carbohydrate
11.
What is the process that creates a a protein from mRNA? 
a)
transcription
b)
translation
12.
____ bring amino acids to the ribosomes. 
a)
tRNA
b)
rRNA
c)
mRNA
d)
DNA
13.
This cannot leave the nucleus
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both
14.
This nucleic acid is single stranded
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both
15.
RNA polymerase creates RNA in the _________ direction
a)
5' to 3'
b)
3' to 5'
16.
The enzyme that produces RNA in Transcription is called
a)
RNA Polymerase
b)
DNA Polymerase
c)
Transcriptase
d)
RNA Intrase
17.
Translation is a process in eurkaryotic cells takes place in the:
a)

Ribosome

b)
Nucleus
c)
Nucleolus
d)
Golgi Bodies
18.
The amino acid sequence of a polypeptide chain comprises the ____ structure of the protein.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
c)
Tertiary
d)
Quaternary
19.
The function of ______ is to combine with proteins to form ribosomes.
a)
rRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
mRNA
d)
DNA
20.
When the Ribosome reaches ________________ the process of translation stops
a)
Stop Codon
b)
Okazaki Fragment
c)
Terminator
d)
taq Polymerase
21.
Each amino acid is different from the other due to....
a)
The R group
b)
The amino group
c)
The carboxyl group
d)
The central carbon
22.
Where are anticodons found?
a)
on mRNA
b)
on DNA
c)
on rRNA
d)
on tRNA
23.

Flexible base pairing between some tRNAs & codons where 3rd base can mismatch is called the _________ hypothesis.

a)

wobble

b)

gobble

c)

autonomy

d)

mismatch

e)

RNA World

24.

DNA is turned to RNA and then to Protein is called what?

a)

Central Dogma

b)

Big Bang Theory

c)

RNA World Hypothesis

d)

Theory of Everything

25.

What molecule does the image illustrate?

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

DNA

e)

Protein

26.

A polypeptide is a sequence of ____________________ held together by a ______________ bond.

a)

amino acids; peptide

b)

fatty acids; ionic

c)

proteins; hydrogen

d)

fatty acids; covalent

27.
What is the correct sequence?
a)
RNA --> DNA --> Protein
b)
Protein --> RNA --> DNA
c)
DNA --> RNA --> Protein
d)
DNA --> Protein --> RNA
28.

What is the portion of DNA in a chromosome that produces a protein called?

a)

Gene

b)

Chromatid

c)

Chromatin

d)

Telomere

29.
What is the mRNA START codon sequence? 
a)
AUG
b)
UAA
c)
AUC
d)
TAC
30.

What determines the function of a protein?

a)

Shape

b)

Color

c)

Location

d)

Sound

31.

RNA Polymerase binds to a site on the DNA called the __________.

a)

Promoter

b)

Start Codon

c)

Stop Codon

d)

Terminator

32.

After RNA Polymerase reaches the _________ site on the DNA, it completes transcription by detaching from the mRNA and DNA.

a)

Promoter

b)

Start Codon

c)

Stop Codon

d)

Terminator

33.

RNA Polymerase uses the ___________ strand to make the sequence of mRNA.

a)

Template

b)

Coding

34.

Each codon is responsible for determining how many amino acids in a protein?

a)

1

b)

3

c)

20

d)

All of them

35.

As a ribosome travels down a mRNA molecule, each tRNA enters and exits through three sites. What are the three sites in order?

a)

A, P, E

b)

E, A, P

c)

E, P, A

d)

A, I, P

36.

What is this enzyme's name?

a)

Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase

b)

Aminoacyl mRNA isomerase

c)

Aminoacyl tRNA isomerase

d)

Aminoacyl DNA Ligase

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