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CP DNA/Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name

Class

Date

In all living things, DNA replication must occur

after cell division

before cell division

during cell division

never

During transcription, the information on a DNA molecule is rewritten onto a/an

tRNA molecule

rRNA molecule

mRNA molecule

DNA molecule

In nearly all organisms, the genetic code is

The same

Different

Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand:
GTAGTCA

UATUAGA

ACGACTG

CAUCAGU

CATCAGT

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Leucine

Stop codon

Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT

ACCGTTCATGCA

UGGCAAGUACGU

UCCGUUCUUGCU

ACCGUUCAUGCA

In DNA, Adenine pairs with ___________.

Guanine

Cytosine

Thymine

Uracil

What is the location in the cell for transcription?

nucleus

cytoplasm

ribosome

mitochondria

What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

Anticodon

Codon

Protein

10.

What is the location in the cell for translation?

nucleus

mitochondria

ribosome

chloroplast

11.

Translation is the process where

mRNA is created in the Nucleus

mRNA is decoded to form a protein

glucose molecules are made

is where lipids are synthesised

12.

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA

13.

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

translation

transcription

replication

14.

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____

transcription

rRNA

replication

translation

15.

Which of the following is not a part of a DNA Molecule

deoxyribose

nitrogenous base

phosphate

ribose

16.

What is this?

Nucleotide

DNA Polymerase

RNA Polymerase

Helicase

17.

The part of the molecule for which deoxyribonucleic acid is named is the

phosphate group

sugar

nitrogen base

it is not named for any part of the molecule

18.

The function of rRNA is to

synthesis DNA

synthesize RNA

form ribosomes

separate DNA

19.

Purines and Pyrimidines are

bases found in nucleotides

bases found in amino acids

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CP DNA/Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

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