Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Protein Synthesis and Meiosis

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In RNA, adenine pairs with ______.

a)

cytosine

b)

uracil

c)

guanine

d)

thymine

2.

DNA holds the code for making...

a)

lipids

b)

carbohydrates

c)

protein

d)

sugar

3.

The process to copy DNA to codons carried by mRNA is _______

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

replication

4.

The process to "read" mRNA codons to determine the amino acids need to make a protein is called ____

a)

transcription

b)

rRNA

c)

replication

d)

translation

5.

Choose the nucleotide sequence of the mRNA strand that would be complementary to the following DNA strand:

GTA GTC

a)

UAT UAG

b)

ACG ACT

c)

CAU CAG

d)

CAT CAG

6.

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

7.

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

a)

Phenylalanine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Leucine

d)

Stop codon

8.

What is the location in the cell for transcription?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosome

d)

mitochondria

9.

Does the order/sequence of amino acids in a protein matter?

a)

YES!

b)

NO!

10.

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:

ATG GGA ACT CCA

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

12

11.

What is the location in the cell for translation?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosome

d)

mitochondria

12.

Produces body cells

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

13.

Produces sex cells

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

14.

Produces daughter cells identical to parents

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

15.

Involves two parents organisms

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

16.

Has two cellular divisions (PMATC 2x)

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

17.

Has one cell division

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

18.

Results in variation among offspring

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

c)

both

d)

neither

19.

Ends with 46 chromosomes in the body cells of humans

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

20.

Ends with 23 chromosomes in the sex cells of humans

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

21.

Crossing over occurs in _____________ only resulting in variation within offspring.

a)

mitosis

b)

meiosis

22.
If a somatic (body) cell in a butterfly contains 24 chromosomes, a butterfly egg would contain
a)
3
b)
6
c)
12
d)
24
23.
Meiosis makes sperm and egg cells. In humans, sperm and egg cells each have _____ chromosomes. Therefore a fertilized human egg cell (sperm and egg cell combined) would create a cell with _____ chromosomes.
a)
23, 46
b)
46, 23
c)
2, 4
d)
50, 100
24.
Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis, you would expect a resulting fruit fly daughter cell to have ...
a)
16 chromosomes.
b)
46 chromosomes.
c)
8 chromosomes.
d)
4 chromosomes.
25.
A male shark has 40 chromosomes in each of its sex cells. How many would be present in its body cells?
a)
20
b)
40
c)
80
d)
160
26.

DNA # 1 : TTA CGC --> mRNA : AAU GCG

Mutated DNA # 2 : TTA GCG. --> mRNA: AAU CGC


Will this change the amino acids and protein produced?

a)

No, the last amino acid in DNA #1 & #2 is the same ALAnine

b)

Yes, the last amino acid in DNA # 1 is ALAnine, and the last amino acid in DNA # 2 is ARGanine

c)

Yes, the last amino acid in DNA # 1 is TYRosine, and the last amino acid in DNA # 2 is SERine