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WorksheetsRNA, Protein Synthesis & Mutations
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Which base is found in RNA but not found in DNA?
Uracil
Adenine
Thymine
Guanine
Cytosine
Which of the following is a complimentary RNA sequence to this DNA sequence?
TAT CGC ACA
AUA GCG UGU
ATA GCG TGT
CGC ATA GTG
GCG ATA CTC
Which of the following is NOT one of the types of RNA?
mRNA
rRNA
tRNA
bRNA
Which organelle is responsible for assembling amino acids into proteins?
ribosome
mitochondria
nucleus
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Which enzyme unwinds and unzips DNA so that mRNA can be made?
Helicase
DNA polymerase
RNA polymerase
Ligase
What is the main purpose of Transcription?
Make a strand of mRNA from DNA
Make an exact copy of the DNA strand
Assemble amino acids into proteins
What is the main purpose of Translation?
Make a strand of mRNA from DNA
Make an exact copy of DNA
Assemble amino acids into a protein
Where does transcription occur?
nucleus
cytoplasm
mitochondria
chloroplast
A set of 3 nucleotides in mRNA is called a(n)
codon
anticodon
The codon GCA codes for which amino acid?
Alanine
Aspartic acid
Threonine
Proline
What kind of bonds hold amino acids together?
Peptide
Hydrogen
Covalent
Ionic
The length of the polypeptide chain (how many amino acids are bound together) determines what protein you get.
True
False
The order of amino acids in a polypeptide chain determines what protein you will get.
True
False
All mutations are bad
true
false
What type of mutation is shown here?
Deletion
Insertion
Inversion
Substitution
What mutation is shown here?
Duplication/Insertion
Deletion
Substitution
Inversion
This process is called
Protein Synthesis
DNA replication
RNA replication
Genetic Engineering
