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Protein Synthesis Vocabulary

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which enzyme unzips DNA and creates a replication fork?

a)

Helicase

b)

Ligase

c)

Primase

d)

Polymerase

2.

Which enzyme adds primers to DNA strands to initiate replication?

a)

Helicase

b)

Ligase

c)

Primase

d)

Polymerase

3.

Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides?

a)

Helicase

b)

Ligase

c)

Primase

d)

Polymerase

4.

Which enzyme seals the DNA by creating bonds between nucleotides?

a)

Helicase

b)

Ligase

c)

Primase

d)

Polymerase

5.

Which mutation results from a nucleotide being added?

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

6.

Which mutation results from a nucleotide being changed?

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

7.

Which mutation results from a nucleotide being removed?

a)

Insertion

b)

Deletion

c)

Substitution

8.

Which process is responsible for the creation of mRNA from DNA?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

9.

Which process is semiconservative and creates new strands of DNA?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

10.

Which process is responsible for the creation of proteins from mRNA?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation