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Nucleic Acids & Protein Synthesis STAAR Review

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the monomer of nucleic acids?
a)
Glycerol
b)
Monosaccharides
c)
Amino Acids
d)
Nucleotides
2.
What are the components of a nucleotide?
a)
nitrogen base, phosphate group, and pentose sugar
b)
pentose sugar, purine, and pyrimidine
c)
nitrogen base and a phosphate group
d)
DNA, phosphate group, monosaccharide
3.
RNA contains the sugar...
a)
Deoxyribose
b)
Glucose
c)
Ribose
d)
Lipids
4.

Nitrogen Bases for DNA:

a)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Uracil

b)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Phosphate

c)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine

d)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Sulfur

5.

Nitrogen bases for RNA:

a)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Uracil

b)

Adenine Guanine, Cytosine, and Sulfur

c)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine

d)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Phosphate

6.

Which Nitrogen bases go together?

a)

Adenine and Cytosine

b)

Adenine and Thymine

c)

Cytosine and Guanine

d)

Thymine and Guanine

7.

Steps or rungs of ladder, are made up of:

a)

Nitrogen containing bases that connect in center by weak hydrogen bonds.

b)

Nitrogen containing bases that connect in the center by carbohydrate bonds

c)

Nitrogen containing bases that connect in the center by weak phosphate bonds

d)

Nitrogen containing bases that connect in the center by strong phosphate bonds

8.

Sides or backbones of DNA molecules are made up of?

a)

Alternating sugars-phosphates

b)

Nitrogen and Phosphate

c)

Alternating sugar-sulfur

d)

Carbon and Hydrogen

9.
If AAGAGG went through DNA replication, the complementary bases would be....
a)
TTCTCC
b)
UUCUCC
10.
 Which of these is not found in DNA?
a)
adenine
b)
thymine
c)
phosphate
d)
ribose
11.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
12.
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
13.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
14.
What process is going on in this photo? 
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
All the above 
15.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
16.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
17.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
18.

The RNA codon AUG means

a)

add amino acid methionine

b)

start the protein here

c)

add the amino acid tyrosine

d)

end the polypeptide chain here

19.

Which of the following sequences best describes the flow of information that takes place when a gene directs the synthesis of a cellular component?

a)

RNA-DNA-RNA-PROTEIN

b)

DNA-RNA-PROTEIN

c)

PROTEIN-RNA-DNA

d)

DNA-AMINO ACID-RNA-PROTEIN

20.

Translation consists of which of the following?

a)

conversion of genetic info from the language of nucleic acids to the language of proteins

b)

conversion of genetic info from DNA to RNA

c)

addition of nucleotides to a DNA template

d)

DNA replication

21.

When RNA is being made, the RNA base ____ always pairs with the base ___ in DNA.

a)

U-T

b)

T-G

c)

U-A

d)

A-U

22.

Any change in the nucleotide sequence of a gene is called

a)

a mutation

b)

a codon

c)

a translation

d)

an anticodon

23.
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
24.
What is the location in the cell for transcription?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
d)
mitochondria
25.

The info carried by DNA is in

a)

an amino acid sequence

b)

the sugars and phosphates that form the backbone

c)

the order of bases in the molecule

d)

the total number of nucleotides

26.

When using your codon chart, what sequence can you use to find the correct amino acid?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

Any of these will do

27.

How many nucleotides? AAU GCG AUG

a)

9

b)

3

c)

1

d)

15

28.

What is the order for Protein Synthesis?

a)

Transcription -> Translation -> Protein

b)

Translation - > Transcription -> Protein

c)

Protein -> Transcription -> Translation

d)

Translation -> Protein -> Transcription

29.
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
30.
The codon CCU codes for what amino acid?
a)
Isoleucine
b)
Stop
c)
Methionine
d)
Proline
31.
Which amino acid pairs with the codon AGA
a)
Thr
b)
Arg
c)
Ala
d)
Glu
32.

Organic compound made of amino acids that is responsible for cell specialization, gene expression, growth, repair and many critical cellular functions

a)

gene therapy

b)

protein

c)

codon

d)

amino acids

33.

What point mutation changes one base?

a)

Substitution

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

34.

What is it called when a point mutation messes up several amino acids?

a)

Chromosomal Mutation

b)

Reading Frame Mutation

c)

Frameshift Mutation

d)

Amino Acid Mutation

35.

Which types of point mutations mess up several amino acids?

a)

Insertion

b)

Substitution

c)

Deletion

d)

Silent

36.

What is it called when a point substitution mutation has no effect?

a)

Substitution Mutation

b)

No Mutation

c)

Silent Mutation