WorksheetsTranscription and Translation
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
RNA
d)
DNA
2.
What do we call the process of turning DNA into mRNA?
a)
Translation
b)
Transcription
c)
Replication
3.
When DNA is transcribed to RNA....
a)
A pairs with U
b)
C pairs with U
c)
A pairs with T
d)
C pairs with T
4.
Amino acids are the building blocks of...
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Atoms
d)
Proteins
5.
In translation, C pairs with
a)
U
b)
G
c)
A
d)
T
6.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
contains ribose
b)
made of amino acids
c)
contains Uracil
d)
double helix
7.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
8.
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
9.
True or false: RNA is double-stranded.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
it depends on the type
10.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
11.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
12.
In comparison to a DNA strand, a
a)
mRNA strand is shorter and single stranded
b)
mRNA strand is longer and single stranded
c)
mRNA strand is shorter and double stranded
d)
mRNA strand is longer and double stranded
13.
Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?
a)
nitrogenous base
b)
nucleic acid
c)
cholesterol
d)
fatty acid
14.
Which of the following is the sugar found in RNA?
a)
Ribose
b)
Maltose
c)
Deoxyribose
d)
Amylose
15.
Codons contain ______ bases
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
9
16.
Which is the organelle that makes proteins?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Rough ER
d)
Golgi Apparatus
17.
What is true about RNA?
a)
It is indestructible
b)
It can travel outside of the nucleus
c)
It has five nucleotides
d)
It contains twice as much thymine as DNA
18.
What is the correct order?
a)
Transcription then Translation
b)
Translation then transcription
c)
Translation then replication
d)
Replication then Translation
19.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
20.
Brings the amino acids to the ribosome
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
DNA
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