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Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In RNA, adenine bonds with 
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
2.

Where does transcription take place?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

ribosome

d)

chloroplast

3.
Codons contain ______ bases
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
9
4.

Which RNA bases would pair with the DNA bases of

CCG TAA in transcription?

a)

AUG CUU

b)

GGC AUU

c)

GCU ACC

d)

GCA ATT

5.

Which RNA bases would pair with the DNA bases

GTG CAT in transcription?

a)

CAC GUA

b)

CUC GTA

c)

CTA ACG

d)

CUG UCU

6.

If you are using the amino acid chart, what process are you doing?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

mitosis

7.

What will be the resulting mRNA from this DNA bases:

GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT?

a)

CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA

b)

GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT

c)

CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA

d)

CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG

8.

Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon GUA?

a)

Phe

b)

Leu

c)

Ser

d)

Val

9.

Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon UUA?

a)

Phe

b)

Leu

c)

Arg

d)

Stop

10.

What amino acid is represented by the RNA codon CAG?

a)

Asp

b)

His

c)

Gln

d)

Met

11.

Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from these DNA codons:

TGG CAA GTA CGT

a)

ACC GTT CAT GCA

b)

UGG CAA GUA CGU

c)

UCC GUU CUU GCU

d)

ACC GUU CAU GCA

12.

In which organelle is DNA found in?

a)

ribosome

b)

vacuole

c)

chloroplast

d)

nucleus

13.

If the following DNA bases

(ATC CGT CTA)

were replicated (copied), what would be the complementary DNA bases?

a)

UAG GCA GAU

b)

ATC CGT CAT

c)

TAG GCA GAT

d)

TUG GCT GUA

14.

Transcribe the following DNA bases

(TAG CCA ACT) by matching them to their complementary RNA bases.

a)

ATC GGT TGA

b)

AUG GGU UGA

c)

UTC GGT TGU

d)

UGC AUC CAU

15.

Translate the following RNA codons by finding the correct amino acids.

RNA: AUG CGC AUC

a)

Tyr, Ala, stop

b)

Asn, Arg, Val

c)

Lys, Phe, Leu

d)

Met, Arg, Ile

16.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
17.
Which process is used to copy DNA in the nucleus?
a)
replication
b)
transcription
c)
translation
18.
Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?
a)
transcription
b)
translation
c)
replication 
19.

Which RNA bases would pair with the DNA bases

TAC GAA in transcription?

a)

AUG CUU

b)

ATG CTT

c)

GCA TCC

d)

GCA UCC

20.

DNA codes for...

a)

cholesterol

b)

proteins

c)

fatty acids

d)

lipids

21.

Translate the following RNA codons by finding the correct amino acids.

RNA: AUG CAU AGU UGA

a)

Met-Pro-Ala-Val

b)

Met-His-Ser-Stop

c)

Tyr-Gly-His-Met

d)

Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

22.
Amino acids are joined together in order to form
a)
DNA
b)
ribosomes
c)
proteins 
d)
RNA