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WorksheetsBiology- Chapter 13 Protein Synthesis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
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Class
Date
1.
What shape is RNA?
a)
single helix
b)
double helix
2.
What base does RNA have that DNA does not?
a)
uracil
b)
thymine
c)
cytosine
d)
guanine
3.
What are proteins composed of?
a)
nitrogen bases
b)
amino acids
4.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
at a ribosome
b)
in the nucleus
c)
at a mitochondria
d)
at a lysosome
5.
If a DNA strand reads ATT CGT CTA, what would the mRNA strand read?
a)
TAA GCA GAT
b)
CGA TGA GUT
c)
UAA GCA GAU
d)
TAA GCA GUT
6.
Where does translation take place?
a)
in the nucleus
b)
at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
c)
at a mitochondria
d)
at a lysosome
7.
Transfer RNA or tRNA reads the mRNA in groups of three bases called...
a)
codons
b)
codes
c)
anticodons
d)
bases
8.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon GUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Leucine
c)
Serine
d)
Valine
9.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon ACC?
a)
Tyrosine
b)
Isoleucine
c)
Threonine
d)
Valine
10.
The process of making RNA (i.e. mRNA) from DNA is called
a)
Replication
b)
Transcription
c)
Translation
d)
Protein synthesis
11.
Which of these is part of the description of protein?
a)
a folded chain of amino acids
b)
a folded chain of carbohydrates
c)
a branched chain of fatty acids
d)
a branched chain of nucleic acids
12.
Which of the following is the sugar found in RNA?
a)
Ribose
b)
Maltose
c)
Deoxyribose
d)
Amylose
13.
What is the correct sequence?
a)
RNA --> DNA --> Protein
b)
Protein --> RNA --> DNA
c)
DNA --> RNA --> Protein
d)
DNA --> Protein --> RNA
14.
What is the relationship between a protein, the cell, and DNA?
a)
DNA is produced by protein which is produced in the cell
b)
Protein is composed of DNA which is produced in the cell
c)
DNA makes RNA which produces protein in the cell
d)
A cell is composed of DNA and protein
15.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Leucine
c)
Serine
d)
Tyrosine
16.
Groups of three bases in mRNA are called
a)
triplets
b)
codons
c)
anticodons
d)
trifolds
17.
The building blocks of proteins
a)
nucleotides
b)
adenines
c)
amino acids
d)
sugars
18.
Enzyme that binds to DNA during transcription
a)
deoxyribose
b)
ribose
c)
RNA polymerase
d)
glycogen
19.
Sequences of mRNA that DO code for a protein are called
a)
introns
b)
exons
c)
none of the above
20.
How many amino acids will FIFTEEN codons code for?
a)
three
b)
five
c)
fifteen
d)
thirty
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