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Protein Synthesis CPE 21

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the process above?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

none of these answers are corrct

2.

Which of the choices below are differences between an RNA and a DNA NUCLEOTIDE? (check ALL that apply)

a)

different types of sugar

b)

not all the bases are the same

c)

single vs. double stranded

d)

different type of phosphates

3.

What enzyme adds on complementary nucleotides during transcription?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

helicase

d)

topisomerase

4.

What RNA carries amino acids to the ribosome and strings them together?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

cRNA

5.

Where does translation occur in a prokaryotic cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)

none of these answers are correct

6.

What type of reaction occurs between amino acids to join them and form a protein?

a)

dehydration synthesis

b)

hydrolysis

c)

both dehydration synthesis and hydrolysis

d)

neither dehydration synthesis nor hydrolysis

7.

What is the central dogma?

a)

DNA --> RNA --> protein

b)

RNA --> DNA --> protein

c)

DNA --> protein --> RNA

d)

protein --> RNA --> DNA

8.

What is NOT present in an RNA molecule?

a)

adenine

b)

thymine

c)

uracil

d)

guanine

9.

Which of the following is single stranded?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

both DNA and RNA

10.

What enzyme separates the DNA strands in transcription?

a)

helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

none of these answers are correct

11.

Using the genetic code, what amino acids would this mRNA sequence give you?


AUG - AAA

a)

methionine - lysine

b)

tyrosine - phenlyalanine

c)

methionine - tryosine

d)

none of these are correct

12.

Transcribe the complementary mRNA to the following DNA sequence:


TAC AAT CGC

a)

UAC AAU CGC

b)

AUG UUA GCG

c)

none of these answers are correct

13.

What would be the complementary anticodon to the following codon:


AUA

a)

ATA

b)

UAU

c)

TAT

d)

none of these are correct

14.

What type of mutation is occurring at the DNA level in this image?

a)

insertion

b)

missense

c)

substitution

d)

nonsense

15.

What type of mutation is occurring at the PROTEIN level?

a)

silent

b)

substitution

c)

nonsense

d)

missense