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Quiz on RNA and Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the DNA says A, you make mRNA that says....

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

2.

If the DNA says T, you make mRNA that says....

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

adenine

d)

uracil

3.

If the DNA says C, you make mRNA that says....

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

adenine

d)

uracil

4.

If the DNA says G, you make mRNA that says....

a)

cytosine

b)

guanine

c)

adenine

d)

uracil

5.

Transcription takes place at/in the...

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

6.

Translation takes place at/in the...

a)

ribosome in the cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

Endoplasmic reticulum

7.

The sugar in RNA is...

a)

deoxyribose

b)

ribose

c)

glucose

d)

phosphate

8.

Step in which you make mRNA from DNA.

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

osmosis

d)

photosynthesis

9.

Step in which you make amino acids/proteins from RNA.

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

osmosis

d)

photosynthesis

10.

This brings the amino acid to the ribosome.

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

DNA

d)

rRNA

11.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

a)

RNA is single-stranded.

b)

DNA is single-stranded.

c)

RNA is double-stranded.

d)

RNA and DNA are both double stranded.

12.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

a)

mRNA leaves the nucleus after translation.

b)

DNA leaves the nucleus after transcription.

c)

mRNA leaves the nucleus after transcription.

d)

DNA leaves the nucleus after translation.

13.

Which of the following is a TRUE statement?

a)

The FIRST step of protein synthesis is translation.

b)

The FIRST step of protein synthesis is transcription.

c)

The FIRST step of photosynthesis is transcription.

d)

The FIRST step of photosynthesis is translation.

14.

Is the nucleuc acid strand AUG GUA UUC UGA a strand of DNA or RNA? Why?

a)

DNA, because it has U's.

b)

DNA, because it doesn't have T's.

c)

RNA, because it has U's.

d)

RNA, because it has A's.

15.

Make the mRNA strand from the following strand of DNA:

TAC TGG ACC CTG GTC ATT

a)

TAC TGG ACC CTG GTC ATT

b)

UAC UGG ACC CUG GUC AUU

c)

AUG ACC UGG GAC CAG UAA

d)

ATG ACC TGG GAC CAG TAA

16.

Identify the amino acid sequence that corresponds to the following mRNA sequence:

AUG ACC UGG GAC CAG UAA

a)

methionine-threonine-tryptophan-aspartic acid-glutamine-STOP

b)

methionine-threonine-tryptophan-asparagine-glutamic acid-STOP

c)

tyrosine-tryptophan-threonine-leucine-valine-isoleucine

d)

tyrosine-tryptophan-threonine-isoleucine-valine-leucine

17.

In the amino acid sequence methionine-threonine-tryptophan-aspartic acid-glutamine-STOP, how many ACTUAL amino acids are there?

a)

4 - methionine and STOP both don't count

b)

5 - STOP does not count

c)

6 - STOP does count