WorksheetsBiology Unit 7 DNA, Genes, and Protein Synthes
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
In which part of the cell does translation take place?
in the nucleus
in food vacuoles
at the ribosome
on the chromosome
A DNA segment is changed from AATTAG to AAATAG. This is a ___.
Frameshift
point (substitution)
insertion
deletion
What type of mutation occurs when a nucleotide is completely removed from a codon?
substitution
frameshift
lethal
insertion
Which of these correctly states the central dogma?
protein synthesis, transcription, translation
protein synthesis, translation, transcription
translation, transcription, protein synthesis
transcription, translation, protein synthesis
Proteins are made in this part of the cell
ribosome
nucleus
mitochondria
golgi body
Why is mRNA necessary to carry DNA's code out of the nucleus?
DNA is too big to fit through the nuclear pores
mRNA can only exist outside the nucleus
DNA is too small to leave the nucleus
RNA already contains the code and doesn't need the DNA
How do some cells function as brain cells and some function as stomach cells when they all contain the same DNA?
Cells only contain the DNA they need to do their job.
Cells can turn on only those genes needed to go their job
Cells use all the DNA to do every job.
