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RNA and protein synthesis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A group of 3 consecutive nitrogenous bases that either code for a specific amino acid or marks the end of a protein is called

a)

gene expression

b)

codon

c)

protein synthesis

d)

an anticodon

2.

A form of RNA that makes up part of the structure of a ribosome & assists in translation.

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

none of the above

3.

A set of 3 nitrogenous bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to the bases of a codon on an mRNA molecule is called

a)

a Codon

b)

gene expression

c)

an Anticodon

d)

protein synthesis

4.

RNA has these 4 nitrogenous bases

a)

Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine

b)

Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine and Guanine

c)

Adenine, Uracil, Thymine and Guanine

d)

Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine

5.

The conversion of the information in mRNA into a sequence of amino acids that make up a specified protein

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

d)

Gene Expression

6.

The form of RNA that carries amino acids to the mRNA, where they are joined together to make proteins. Translates the 3-letter codon of mRNA to amino acids

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

none of these

7.

The complete process by which cells make proteins

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

gene expression

d)

protein synthesis

8.

Means "to write across" The stage of protein synthesis in which DNA is used as a template to make a complementary single strand of RNA

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

gene expression

9.

RNA that forms during transcription & carries the instructions for making proteins from the nucleus to the cytoplasm .

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

none 0f the above

10.

The process by which the information carried in genes is used to make proteins or direct other cell activities.

a)

protein synthesis

b)

translation

c)

transcription

d)

gene expression