WorksheetsProtein Synthesis Warm Up Nov 18
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.)
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
2.
The base Guanine (G) bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine (A)
b)
Guanine (G)
c)
Cytosine (C)
d)
Thymine (T)
3.
What is transcription
a)
RNA to DNA
b)
DNA to RNA
c)
RNA to RNA
d)
DNA to DNA
4.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
smooth ER
5.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______.
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
6.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
7.
DNA is the template for
a)
amino acids
b)
tRNA
c)
mRNA
d)
sugars
8.
Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand:
GTAGTCA
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT
9.
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
10.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
11.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
d)
DNA
12.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
Golgi
13.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
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