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Transcription and Translation

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?
a)
transcription
b)
translation
c)
replication 
2.
Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
3.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
4.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
5.
What is occurring in this picture?
a)
Translation
b)
Replication
c)
Translocation
d)
Transcription
6.
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
7.
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
8.
True or false:  RNA is double-stranded.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
it depends on the type
9.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
10.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
11.
The process of using an mRNA to make a protein is called
a)
Replication
b)
Transcription
c)
Translation
d)
Cell Division
12.
Translation takes place in the 
a)
ribosome
b)
chloroplast
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
13.
This cannot leave the nucleus
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both
14.
What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?
a)
base
b)
codon
c)
amine
d)
serine
15.
Which phase of which process does this picture show?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
16.
what does tRNA do?
a)
carry info from genes to ribosomes
b)
carry amino acids to ribosomes
c)
help with RNA splicing
d)
make up ribosomes