WorksheetsTranscription and Translation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 23mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What do we call the process of turning DNA into mRNA?
a)
Translation
b)
Transcription
c)
Replication
2.
Amino acids are the building blocks of...
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Atoms
d)
Proteins
3.
What is a Codon?
a)
4 base pairs that transfer to amino acids
b)
3 base pairs that transfer to amino acids
c)
3 base pairs that transfer to DNA
d)
3 base pairs that transfer to mRNA
4.
When transferring tRNA to amino acids, the process cannot begin until it reaches a...
a)
Beginning codon
b)
Start codon
c)
Initiator codon
d)
Anticodon
5.
The process of transferring the codons to the amino acids ends with what codon?
a)
Stop
b)
Terminal
c)
End
d)
Cancel
6.
What process is occurring in this photo?
a)
Transcription
b)
DNA unwinding
c)
Translation
d)
Transfer RNA is creating bases
7.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA?
a)
Met-Pro-Val-Stop
b)
Met-Pro-Arg-Stop
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
8.
Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription?
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
9.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
10.
Which of the following polypeptides is coded for by the mRNA sequence 5' AUGGUUAAA 3'?
a)
Val, Lys, Phe, Gly
b)
Met, Asp, Phe
c)
Met, Val, Lys
d)
Ile, Gln, Leu, Ser
11.
What is the correct amino acid for the following codon:
CAA
CAA
a)
Arg
b)
Met
c)
Gln
d)
Val
12.
Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT
TGGCAAGTACGT
a)
ACCGTTCATGCA
b)
UGGCAAGUACGU
c)
UCCGUUCUUGCU
d)
ACCGUUCAUGCA
13.
A sequence of a DNA template strand is shown.
3' TCC AAT GGC TTA TTT 5'
Which of these is the correct amino acid chain produced from the DNA template strand?
a)
Arginine, Leucine, Proline, Asparagine
b)
Tryptophan, Phenylalanine, Leucine
c)
Serince, Leucine, Proline, Asparagine
d)
Tryptophan, Phenylalanine, Leucine, Glycine
14.
If a strand of DNA had bases in the following order - ATCCGTC, what would be the transcribed mRNA sequence?
a)
TAGGCAG
b)
UAGGCAG
c)
TUGGCUG
d)
None of the above are correct
15.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
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