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Advanced Transcription

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does transcription occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Ribosome

d)

Golgi Apparatus

2.

RNA and DNA both contain sugar, phosphate and nitrogen bases.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Where is the codon located?

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

sRNA

4.

What enzyme controls transcription, creating a new mRNA strand

a)

DNA Polymerase

b)

RNA Polymerase

c)

Helicase

d)

Ligase

5.

If the DNA is ACGTC, what is the corresponding mRNA?

a)

ACGUC

b)

UGCAG

c)

TGCAG

d)

UGCUG

6.

How many amino acids are there?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

64

d)

44

7.

How many possible codons are there?

a)

10

b)

20

c)

64

d)

44

8.

Which type of RNA transfers information from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

9.

Adenine pairs with _________ in RNA

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Uracil

10.

What does the tRNA contain?

a)

Codon

b)

Anticodon

c)

Amino Acid

d)

DNA

11.

What is transcription?

a)

DNA --> DNA

b)

DNA --> Protein

c)

RNA --> Protein

d)

DNA --> RNA

12.

What is the first step of transcription?

a)

Elongation

b)

Initiation

c)

Termination

13.

Which of the following is removed from the mRNA during post-transcriptional modification?

a)

Introns

b)

Exons

14.

What is added to the 3' end during post-transcriptional modification?

a)

Cap

b)

Poly A Tail

c)

Poly U Tail

d)

No Cap

15.

Which type of RNA is a major component of the ribosome?

a)

rRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

mRNA