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DNA and Protein Synthesis Review

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

Which of the following would be least likely to happen as a result of a mutation in a person's skin cells?

a)

skin cancer

b)

reduced function of the skin cell

c)

no change in functioning of the skin cell

d)

the person's offspring have mutated skin

2.

In most organisms, the start of translation is signaled by an AUG codon. What is the first amino acid in most proteins?

a)

Proline

b)

Leucine

c)

Isoleucine

d)

Methionine

3.

Proteins are chains of amino acids bonded together. Which is the correct sequence for making proteins?

a)

Information is DNA is transferred into RNA and then made into protein

b)

Information in DNA is formed into protein directly.

c)

Information in RNA mutates into DNA and then is made into protein

d)

Information in RNA uses thermal energy to make protein

4.

A molecule of DNA is made up of ___________.

a)

amino acids and proteins

b)

ATP and enzymes

c)

paired nucleotides

d)

receptor enzymes

5.

Which is the function of the enzyme DNA polymerase during replication?

a)

bonds mRNA to original parent strand

b)

bonds new nucleotides to parent strand

c)

unwinds the replicated DNA strand

d)

winds up the replicated DNA strand

6.

Which explains how DNA strands fit inside of a cell?

a)

DNA strands coil tightly around proteins called histones.

b)

The average strand is only composed of 50-245 nucleotides.

c)

The chromatin fibers of DNA are only 3 nucleotides thick.

d)

The double helix shape of DNA greatly reduces it volume.

7.

Which defines a codon in DNA or mRNA?

a)

pair of nucleic acid and sugar

b)

pair of phosphate and sugar

c)

three-base code

d)

two-base code

8.

Which of the following sequences of processes correctly reflects the central dogma?

a)

protein synthesis, transcription, translation

b)

protein synthesis, translation, transcription

c)

transcription, translation, protein synthesis

d)

translation, transcription, protein synthesis

9.

A DNA segment is changed from AATTAG to AAATAG. This is a(n)

a)

frame shift mutation

b)

substisution

c)

insertion

d)

deletion

10.

Where would a DNA substitution probably have the smallest effect on the organism?

a)

exon

b)

histone

c)

intron

d)

operon

11.

What process is shown in the picture?

a)

commensalism

b)

deletion

c)

passive transport

d)

replication

12.

What is the role of the structure shown during protein synthesis?

a)

mRNA delivers codons from DNA in the nucleus

b)

mRNA attaches to the ribosome

c)

rRNA forms ribosomes

d)

tRNA transports amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome for translation