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RNA, Protein Synthesis & Mutations

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which base is found in RNA but not found in DNA?

a)

Uracil

b)

Adenine

c)

Thymine

d)

Guanine

e)

Cytosine

2.

Which of the following is a complimentary RNA sequence to this DNA sequence?

TAT CGC ACA

a)

AUA GCG UGU

b)

ATA GCG TGT

c)

CGC ATA GTG

d)

GCG ATA CTC

3.

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of RNA?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

bRNA

4.

Which organelle is responsible for assembling amino acids into proteins?

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

nucleus

d)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

5.

Which enzyme unwinds and unzips DNA so that mRNA can be made?

a)

Helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

Ligase

6.

What is the main purpose of Transcription?

a)

Make a strand of mRNA from DNA

b)

Make an exact copy of the DNA strand

c)

Assemble amino acids into proteins

7.

What is the main purpose of Translation?

a)

Make a strand of mRNA from DNA

b)

Make an exact copy of DNA

c)

Assemble amino acids into a protein

8.

Where does transcription occur?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

9.

A set of 3 nucleotides in mRNA is called a(n)

a)

codon

b)

anticodon

10.

The codon GCA codes for which amino acid?

a)

Alanine

b)

Aspartic acid

c)

Threonine

d)

Proline

11.

What kind of bonds hold amino acids together?

a)

Peptide

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Covalent

d)

Ionic

12.

The length of the polypeptide chain (how many amino acids are bound together) determines what protein you get.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The order of amino acids in a polypeptide chain determines what protein you will get.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

All mutations are bad

a)

true

b)

false

15.

What type of mutation is shown here?

a)

Deletion

b)

Insertion

c)

Inversion

d)

Substitution

16.

What mutation is shown here?

a)

Duplication/Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

d)

Inversion

17.

This process is called

a)

Protein Synthesis

b)

DNA replication

c)

RNA replication

d)

Genetic Engineering