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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS AND MUTATIONS

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The difference between DNA and RNA is

a)

DNA is double stranded while RNA is single

b)

DNA uses A,G,T,C but RNA uses ACGU

c)

DNA is made by the ribosomes and RNA is made by the golgi bodies

2.

_________________is the process of transcribing DNA into MRNA.

a)

TRANSCRIPTION

b)

TRANSLATION

c)

REPLICATION

3.

___________takes information from the nucleus out into the cell.

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

4.

Which one of these nitrogen bases is not found in RNA?

a)

adenine

b)

thymine

c)

guanine

5.

amino acids can be found on the tRNA floating in the ________of a cell

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

golgi

6.

RNA contains _______instead of deoxyribose like DNA

a)

Phosphate

b)

nitrogenous base

c)

ribose

7.

What are the 3 kinds of RNA?

a)

mRNA, rRNA, tRNA

b)

messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, transfer RNA

c)

metamorphosis RNA, rock star RNA, templated RNA

8.

Transcription starts in the __________________ of a cell

a)

endoplasmic reticulum

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

mitochondria

9.

__________is a form of RNA that carries genetic information from the nucleus (DNA) into the cytoplasm

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

10.

_____________holds the mRNA still so the tRNA can transfer its amino acid

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

11.

the monomer for a nucleic acid is

a)

fatty acid

b)

glucose

c)

nucleotides

12.

mRNA has _______________, which is a set of 3 nitrogen bases

a)

anti-codon

b)

codon

c)

anti-codon and codon

13.

What is wrong with this strand of mRNA?

ACA TTG GCC ATC GA

a)

it contains Thymine and should contain uracil

b)

there are not enough codons

c)

it is perfectly fine

14.

To determine the amino acid you must

a)

transcribe DNA into mRNA

b)

translate mRNA into amino acids using rRNA and tRNA

c)

transcribe mRNA into DNA

15.

If RNA or DNA is mutated by either deletion or insertion, then DNA/RNA strand will be off from the mutation onward and is called

a)

frameshift

b)

substitution

c)

nonsense

d)

missense

16.

DNA molecule segment is : TTACGCAAG

The mutated DNA segment is TTCGCAAG. This is an example of ___ mutation.

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Inversion

17.
Any change in the sequence of DNA is...
a)
transgenic shift
b)
Single Genotype
c)
Monohybrid Trait
d)
Mutation
18.

Why are insertion and deletion (frameshift) mutations so harmful?

a)

They change all of the codons from the mutation on down the strand, which changes the entire amino acid sequence

b)

They insert things that an organism doesn't need.

c)

They often delete things that organisms need.

d)

Insertion and deletions are not any more harmful than substitution mutations.

19.
Using the codon chart here or at your table to identify the amino acid sequence:
AUG-CCA-GUA-GGG-UAA
a)
MET-HIS-ALA-GLY-STOP
b)
MET-PRO-GLY-VAL-STOP
c)
MET-PRO-VAL-GLY-STOP
d)
MET-THR-SER-ASP-STOP
20.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon ACC?
a)
Tyrosine
b)
Isoleucine
c)
Threonine
d)
Valine
21.
a change in the nucleotide sequence of DNA 
a)
is a mutation
b)
can be a mutation or an epigenetic change
c)
is an epigenetic change
d)
always leads to a permanent change in DNA
22.
a change in one DNA triplet that may result in a new triplet that codes for a stop codon instead of an amino acid is known as
a)
missense
b)
nonsense
c)
frameshift
d)
silent
23.
A type of substitution in which no  amino acids change is called 
a)
Missense
b)
Nonsense
c)
Silent
d)
Deletion
24.
What are the building blocks of proteins called?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Amino Acids