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Transcription and Translation quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
2.
Which process is used to copy DNA in the nucleus?
a)
replication
b)
transcription
c)
translation
3.
Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?
a)
transcription
b)
translation
c)
replication 
4.
Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
5.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
6.
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
7.
A triplet of mRNA is called a
a)
codon
b)
anticodon
c)
amino acid
d)
peptide bond
8.
Which RNA bases would pair with CGTAGG in transcription
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
9.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
10.
Which process is happening in this picture?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
11.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
12.
Translation happens in the - 
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
13.
Which of the following polypeptides is coded for by the mRNA sequence 5' AUGGUUAAA 3'?
a)
Val, Lys, Phe, Gly
b)
Met, Asp, Phe
c)
Met, Val, Lys
d)
Ile, Gln, Leu, Ser
14.
What is the correct amino acid for the following codon:
 GGU
a)
Gly
b)
Met
c)
Ser
d)
Ala
15.
What is the correct amino acid for the following codon:
 UGA
a)
Stop
b)
Met
c)
Asp
d)
Ala
16.
What is the correct amino acid for the following codon:
 UGA
a)
Stop
b)
Met
c)
Asp
d)
Ala
17.
What is the correct amino acid for the following codon:
 CAA
a)
Arg
b)
Met
c)
Gln
d)
Val
18.
What is the correct amino acid for the following codon:
 AUG 
a)
Val
b)
Met
c)
Tyr
d)
Gly
19.
Which of these is correct?
a)
DNA --> mRNA --> polypeptide chain
b)
DNA --> polypeptide chain --> mRNA
c)
mRNA --> DNA --> polypeptide chain
d)
polypeptide chain --> DNA --> mRNA
20.
Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT
a)
ACCGTTCATGCA
b)
UGGCAAGUACGU
c)
UCCGUUCUUGCU
d)
ACCGUUCAUGCA