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Replication, Transcription and translation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a strand of DNA had bases in the following order - ATCCGTC, what would be the replicated complementary strand?

a)

UAGGCAG

b)

ATCCGTC

c)

TAGGCAG

d)

TUGGCTG

2.

If a strand of DNA had bases in the following order - ATCCGTC, what would be the transcribed mRNA sequence?

a)

TAGGCAG

b)

UAGGCAG

c)

TUGGCUG

d)

None of the above are correct

3.

Use the codon chart to determine the amino acid sequence: (Hint: mRNA must be used to determine the AA sequence!)


ATT CGC ATC

TAA GCG TAG

AUU CGC AUC

UAA GCG UAG

a)

tyrosine, alanine, stop

b)

stop, alanine, tyrosine

c)

start, arginine, methionine

d)

Isoleucine, arginine, isoleucine

4.

Which of the following base pairs with adenine in RNA?

a)

thymine

b)

guanine

c)

uracil

d)

cytosine

5.

How would the complementary strand of DNA appear in the original strand of DNA contained the bases TAGC respectively?

a)

UACG

b)

GCAT

c)

TACG

d)

ATCG

6.

What is the correct order for the following events that occur during protein synthesis?

a)

B,E,A,C,D

b)

B,A,E,C,D

c)

D,A,E,C,B

d)

C,B,A,E,D

7.

Which of the following polypeptides are coded for by the mRNA sequence


5' AUG GUU AAA 3'

a)

Val, Lys, Phe

b)

Met, Asp, Phe

c)

Met, Val, Lys

d)

Ile, Gln, Lys

8.

Starts with 1 strand of DNA and creates 2 new identical DNA strand.

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

9.

Uses the enzyme helicase to break hydrogen bonds between the 2 strands of DNA.

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

10.

Starts with 1 strand of DNA and creates 1 strand mRNA.

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

11.
Building blocks of DNA made up of a sugar, a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group
a)
Purine
b)
Double helix
c)
Nucleotide
12.
In DNA: A bonds with T, G bonds with C; in RNA: A bonds with U, G bonds with C
a)
Base Pairing Rules
b)
Spiral
c)
Bonding
13.
Connect the nitrogenous bases to each other in DNA forming the rungs in the DNA ladder shape
a)
Double Helix
b)
Hydrogen Bonds
c)
Protein
14.
Discovered the overall shape and structure of DNA
a)
Watson and Crick
b)
Franklin
c)
Chargaff
15.
Created base pairing rules for nucleotide bases noting the ratios of complimentary bases
a)
Chargaff
b)
Preeti
c)
Lincoln
16.
Chain of amino acids
a)
DNA
b)
Protein
c)
RNA
17.
RNA that makes up the structure of the ribosome together with other proteins (ribosomal RNA)
a)
rRNA
b)
mRNA
c)
DNA
18.
mRNA is read by a ribosome in order to produce protein.
a)
Translation
b)
Reading
c)
Check
19.

the region of a chromosome to which the microtubules of the spindle attach during cell division.

a)

chromatid

b)

karyotype

c)

telemere

d)

centromere

20.

a 5-carbon sugar found in the backbone of DNA

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

lactose

d)

ribosome