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Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is DNA found in the cell

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Golgi Body

d)

Rough ER

2.

What is the building block of a nucleic acid?

a)

Monosacharide

b)

Nitrogen Couple

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Polymer

3.

What does the letter "A" stand for

a)

Adderal

b)

Adjective

c)

Adenine

d)

Adenosine triphosphate

4.

The rungs of the ladder are

a)

Sugars

b)

Phophates

c)

Nitrogen Bases

d)

ATP

5.

what is the sugar found in DNA?

a)

Ribose

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Glucose

d)

Helicase

6.

What letter pairs with Adenine in DNA

a)

C

b)

T

c)

G

d)

B

7.

What letter pairs with guanine in DNA

a)

A

b)

C

c)

G

d)

T

8.

What letter pairs with A in RNA?

a)

Uracil

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Thymine

9.

A protein that helps a chemical reaction occur is called a(n) ______

a)

Enzyme

b)

Nucleic Acid

c)

Lipid

d)

Carb

10.

The name of DNA's shape is

a)

twisted helicase

b)

Double Helix

c)

Triple Ladder

d)

Rotated nucleotide

11.

How many strands does DNA have

a)

Single

b)

Double

c)

Triple

d)

Quadruple

12.

How many strands does RNA have

a)

Single

b)

Double

c)

Triple

d)

Quadruple

13.

Taking 1 strand of DNA and using it to make 2 strands of DNA is called

a)

DNA Duplication

b)

DNA Replication

c)

DNA Copying

d)

DNA Synthetics

14.

What does the info in the DNA store

a)

Instructions to make lipids

b)

Instructions to make Proteins

c)

Instructions to make Carbs

d)

Instructions to make Chromosomes

15.

What is this molecule?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Ribosome

d)

Nucleus

16.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

17.

Insertion, deletion, and substitution are all examples of a change in a genetic sequence which is also referred to as (a)

a)

Gene

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Ribose

d)

Mutation

18.

During transcription, this molecule delivers the genetic code from DNA to the ribosome

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

dRNA

19.

When these bond together, they form a protein

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Peptide Bonds

c)

Ribose

d)

Nucleotides

20.

These building blocks consist of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base.

a)

Ribose

b)

Nucleotide

c)

Gene

d)

Protein

21.

There are a total of ____ different amino acids

a)

20

b)

1

c)

4

d)

unlimited

22.

mRNA is made during the _________________ step of protein synthesis

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Replication

d)

Delivery

23.

Which of the following is the complementary mRNA sequence to this DNA strand: AACTGAA

a)

UUGACUU

b)

TTGACTT

c)

AACTGAA

d)

AACUGAA

24.
Which of the following is the site of transcription?
a)
vacuole
b)
lysosome
c)
nucleus
d)
ribosome
25.

What discovery was needed to find the shape of DNA?

a)

Rosalind Franklin X-ray photos

b)

Thomas Edison Light Bulb

c)

Newton physics

d)

Einstein Relativity

26.

Which of these is found in RNA but not DNA

a)

Ribose sugar

b)

double helix

c)

Thymine

d)

nitrogen base

27.
What process is going on in this photo? 
a)
Transcription 
b)
Translation 
c)
Replication 
d)
All the above 
28.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
29.
Translation is the process where
a)
mRNA is created in the Nucleus
b)
mRNA is decoded to form a protein 
c)
glucose molecules are made
d)
is where lipids are synthesised
30.

What process is happening in the diagram?

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

dna replication

d)

mitosis

31.
During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA replicated?
a)
G1 phase
b)
S phase
c)
G2 phase
d)
M phase
32.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Cytokinesis
b)
Mitosis
c)
Prophase
d)
Metaphase
33.
What phase is this cell in?
a)
Mitosis
b)
Cytokinesis
c)
Prophase
d)
Telophase
34.

A mutation where only one amino acid is changed in the protein

a)

Frameshift Mutation

b)

Point Mutation

c)

Chromosomal Mutation

d)

Redundant Mutation

35.

Mutations that involve changes in the number or structure of chromosomes in a cell or organism are called _____________________.

a)

Frameshift Mutation

b)

Point Mutation

c)

Chromosomal Mutation

d)

Redundant Mutations

36.

Mutations can be ______________________

a)

Helpful

b)

Harmful

c)

Neither good or bad

d)

All of the Above

37.

Which do BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

mitochondria

c)

ribosomes

d)

cell wall

38.

Which does only eukaryotic cells contain?

a)

nucleus

b)

DNA

c)

cell membrane

d)

ribosomes

39.

Prokaryotic cells do not have…….

a)

membrane bound organelles

b)

cell membrane

c)

DNA or RNA

d)

life

40.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the instructions for traits of all living things

d)

because we eat it every day for energy

41.

Where is DNA and RNA made?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

ER

42.

RNA has what base that is instead of thymine?

a)

guanine

b)

adenine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

43.
What does protein synthesis DO?
a)
makes genes
b)
makes proteins
c)
makes new cells
d)
deletes cells
44.
Amino acids are the building blocks of... 
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Atoms
d)
Proteins
45.
Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?
a)
nitrogenous base
b)
nucleic acid
c)
cholesterol
d)
fatty acid