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Protein Synthesis and Mutations Review

Total questions: 61

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which molecule transfers the correct amino acid to the ribosome during Translation?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA

c)

tRNA

d)

mRNA

2.

What type of biomolecule does DNA provide the instructions for building?

a)

proteins

b)

carbohydrates

c)

lipids

d)

all of the above

3.

What type of bond holds the nitrogen bases together in DNA?

a)

weak nitrogen bonds

b)

weak hydrogen bonds

c)

strong hydrogen bonds

d)

strong nitrogen bonds

4.

How is the genetic information from DNA Transcribed?

a)

Information cannot travel outside of the nucleus

b)

Information is attached to a carrier protein to get across the nuclear membrane

c)

Information is copied onto a tRNA molecule and travels through a nuclear pore

d)

Information is copied onto a mRNA molecule and travels through a nuclear pore

5.

What enzyme unzips the DNA

a)

DNA Helicase

b)

DNA Polymerase

c)

tRNA

d)

peptase

6.

What are the differences between DNA and RNA? (check all that apply)

a)

DNA stay in the nucleus; RNA travels to the cytoplasm

b)

DNA has base Uracil; RNA has base Thymine

c)

DNA is double stranded; RNA is single stranded

d)

DNA has base Thymine; RNA has base Uracil

7.

What is the purpose of the diagram?

a)

To replicate DNA before cell division

b)

To assemble nucleotides into mRNA

c)

To synthesize amino acids

d)

To translate the genetic code into a specific sequence of amino acids

8.

How many nitrogen bases make up a codon?

a)

as many as possible

b)

3

c)

2

d)

1

9.

During translation, the ribosome is the site where...?

a)

DNA helicase seperates and copies the DNA

b)

amino acid chains are assembled into proteins

c)

information from DNA is copied into mRNA

d)

free floating amino acids are picked up by tRNA

10.

What type of mutation is shown here?

a)

Substitution

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

d)

Point mutation

11.

What would be the correct mRNA strand produced from this DNA strand?


TAGACT

a)

ATCTGA

b)

UAGACU

c)

TUCTGA

d)

AUCUGA

12.

Which mutation would change the greatest number of amino acids in a protein?

a)

substitution of a single base at the end of a DNA strand

b)

deletion of a single base at the beginning of a DNA strand

c)

point mutation occurring in the middle of a DNA strand

d)

insertion of a single base at the end of a DNA strand

13.

What process is occurring at number 1 in the diagram?

a)

Translation

b)

mRNA

c)

protein synthesis

d)

Transcription

14.

What structure can be found in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Chloroplast

15.

What is the role of mRNA?

a)

making energy available for cellular activities

b)

creating bonds to form biomolecules

c)

producing sugars to assist with replication

d)

providing information to form proteins

16.

What part of the DNA molecule is responsible for specific traits in an organism?

a)

number of hydrogen bonds that hold the nitrogen bases together

b)

number of carbons in DNA

c)

sequence of nucleotide bases

d)

sequence of phosphates

17.

Which is the complementary DNA strand?


3'AGCATGGTC'5

a)

3'UCGUACCAG'5

b)

5'TCGTACCAG'3

c)

5'UCHUACCAG'3

d)

3'TCGTACCAG'5

18.

What type of mutation is this?


Original DNA;

TATGAACTGGAA


Mutated DNA;

TATGAATTGGAA

a)

Substitution

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

d)

Frameshift

19.

Every single cell in your body contains the same DNA. But your eye and heart perform different functions. Which statement best explains how different cells develop?

a)

each cell contains only the active parts of the DNA needed for that function

b)

each cell contains only the DNA needed for that function

c)

each cell has an identical copy of DNA with enzymes controlling the expression of specific genes

d)

each cell has multiple copies of DNA that are effected in different ways by the environment

20.

What is the direct result of an error in transcription?

a)

nuclear membrane is ruptured

b)

amino acids do no bond to tRNA

c)

codon sequence is incorrect

d)

mRNA does not leave the nucleus

21.

Which of these mutations most likely results in the mutated hemoglobin gene?

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

duplication

d)

substitution

22.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
23.
Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT
a)
ACCGTTCATGCA
b)
UGGCAAGUACGU
c)
UCCGUUCUUGCU
d)
ACCGUUCAUGCA
24.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
25.
What is the correct amino acid that corresponds the mRNA codon CAG? 
a)
histadine
b)
glutamine
c)
adenine
d)
valine
26.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
27.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
28.
DNA holds the code for
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
protein
d)
sugar
29.
Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand: 
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT
30.
The main function of tRNA is to...
a)
carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
b)
form a portion of ribosomes
c)
string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
d)
bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes
31.
What process is going on in this photo? 
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
All the above 
32.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
33.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
34.
Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT
a)
ACCGTTCATGCA
b)
UGGCAAGUACGU
c)
UCCGUUCUUGCU
d)
ACCGUUCAUGCA
35.

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code UAC GGG CAU UAG

a)

Met-Pro-Ala-Val

b)

Met-Pro-Val-Stop

c)

Tyr-Gly-His-Stop

d)

Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

36.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
37.
Translate the following mRNA strand into amino acids: UUA GGC AAU
a)
PHE-GLY-ASP
b)
LEU-ALA-ASP
c)
LEU-GLY-ASP
38.
What is a mutation?
a)
replication of DNA
b)
forming mRNA
c)
change in DNA
39.
What is the molecule pictured here?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Nitrogen Base
d)
Nucleotide
40.

The sequence of which component of the nucleotide determines the order of amino acids produced during Protein Synthesis?

a)

Nitrogen Base

b)

Phosphate Group

c)

Ribose Sugar

d)

Deoxyribose Sugar

41.

Cells in a developing embryo respond to substances that stimulate them to go through the cell cycle without entering G0 phase. What does this cause?

a)

The cell self distructs

b)

The cell will enter the G0 phase and never leave

c)

Cells will divide uncontrollably and form tumors

d)

Cells make to much DNA

42.

A mutation in which types of cells would only affect the organism and not future generations?

a)

Sperm cells and egg Cells

b)

Sperm cells and Lung cells

c)

Egg Cells and Liver cells

d)

Nerve cell and brain cells

43.

Oxygen is used to break down glucose molecules and releases energy in a process called

a)

photosynthesis

b)

cellular respiration

c)

cytokinesis

d)

fermentation

44.
Cellular respiration takes place in a eukaryotic cell's 
a)
golgi complex
b)
endoplasmic reticulum
c)
nucleus
d)
mitochondria
45.

Which of these chemical reactions produces glucose?

a)

aerobic respiration

b)

anaerobic respiration

c)

photosynthesis

d)

fermentation

46.
Which is Metaphase?
a)
A
b)
E
c)
C
d)
F
47.
90% of the cell's life is spent during what stage?
a)
Prophase
b)
Anaphase
c)
Metaphase
d)
Interphase
48.

Which sequence is correct for the steps of Mitosis?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

49.

Stage II on the graph represents which phase of the Cell Cycle?

a)

Interphase

b)

Mitosis

c)

Cytokinesis

50.
The diagram below represents a portion of a DNA molecule. The letters represent different types of 
a)
sugar molecules
b)
nitrogen bases
c)
enzymes
d)
proteins
51.

What are the 4 most abundant elements in the Biomolecules?

(Carbohydrate, Lipid, Protein, Nucleic Acid)

a)

Carbon

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Potassium

b)

Carbon

Helium

Nitrogen

Phosphorus

c)

Calcium

Hydrogen

Nitrogen

Potassium

d)

Carbon

Hydrogen

Oxygen

Nitrogen

52.
What are the products of cellular respiration?
a)
Energy (ATP), Water, and Carbon DIoxide.
b)
Water and Oxygen
c)
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
d)
Water and Energy (ATP)
53.

What are the reactants of Photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide

b)

Carbon Dioxide and Water

c)

ATP and Oxygen

d)

Oxygen and Glucose

54.

What are the inputs (reactants) of cellular respiration?

a)

carbon dioxide and water

b)

glucose and water

c)

carbon dioxide and oxygen

d)

glucose and oxygen

55.

What are the types of Chemical Energy produced at the end of Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration?

a)

ATP

Light

b)

ATP

Glucose

c)

Glucose

ATP

d)

Radient

Thermal

56.

A string of nucleotides that contain the information to make a specific protein

a)

Ribose

b)

Amino Acids

c)

tRNA

d)

Gene

57.
ATTTGAGCC- Original
ATTGAGCC - Mutated
The example above is an example of a 
a)
Insertion- Frameshift
b)
Deletion- Substitution
c)
Deletion -Frameshift
d)
All of the above
58.

Place the steps of Protein Synthesis in the correct order.

1. Transfer RNA picks up individual amino acids and carries them to the ribosome.

2. Ribosomal RNA bonds mRNA and tRNA.

3. A single strand of DNA serves as a template for making mRNA.

4. Messenger RNA carries the sequence of nucleotides to the ribosomes.

5. A protein is synthesized.

a)

2,5,3,4,1

b)

3,4,1,2,5

c)

3,2,4,5,1

d)

2,4,1,5,3

59.
The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
transformation
d)
replication
60.

An organism's reproductive cells, sperm and egg cells, are called _____.

a)

bacteria

b)

prokaryotes

c)

gametes

d)

pathogens

61.

Which type of cells is made through the process of mitosis and are created for growth, injury repair, or asexual reproduction?

a)

Body Cells (somatic cells)

b)

Sex Cells (gametes)