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Protein Synthesis Translation and Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What happens during translation?
a)
mRNA matches up with tRNA to form a protein
b)
tRNA matches up with DNA to make a protein
c)
DNA is copied into mRNA
2.
Where does translation take place?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Mitochondria
3.
What are proteins made of?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Amino acids
4.
Where are codons located?
a)
tRNA
b)
DNA
c)
mRNA
5.
Which two processes are involved in protein synthesis?
a)
Replication and Transcription
b)
Replication and Translation
c)
Transcription and Translation
6.
Which form of RNA carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome?
a)
amino RNA
b)
ribosomal RNA
c)
transfer RNA
d)
messenger RNA
7.
What are the three base segments of mRNA called?
a)
anticodons
b)
codons
c)
triplets
8.
What are the three base segments of tRNA called?
a)
anticodons
b)
codons
c)
triplets
9.
What process is #2 and where is it located?
a)
transcription, nucleus
b)
translation, nucleus
c)
transcription, ribosomes
d)
translation, ribosomes
10.

Which amino acid belongs to the codon GGG?

a)

Pro

b)

Ala

c)

Gly

d)

Glu

11.
Ribosomes use RNA to create long strands of amino acids, which are called...
a)
polypeptides
b)
proteins
c)
nucleic acids
d)
carbohydrates
12.
If the codon is AUU what is the anti-codon?
a)
UAA
b)
TAA
c)
ATT
d)
AUU
13.
What does a tRNA molecule carry?
a)
Proteins
b)
Amino Acids
c)
Nucleic Acids
d)
Carbohydrates
14.

What is the purpose of translation?

a)

To read and follow instructions from DNA to make mRNA

b)

To create proteins from tRNA

c)

To create proteins by reading and following instructions from mRNA

d)

To read and follow instructions from a ribosome to make protein

15.

Which of the following is the LAST step of TRANSLATION?

a)

when “stop” codon is reached, ribosome releases completed protein

b)

mRNA attaches to the ribosome

c)

tRNA picks up and drops off amino acids at the ribosome

d)

ribsome reads mRNA codons

16.

Which of the following proteins code for the mRNA sequence? AUGGUUAAACGACAAUCC

a)

Val, Lys, Phe, Gly, Ser

b)

Met, Asp, Phe, Ala, Arg

c)

Met, Val, Lys, Arg, Gln, Ser

d)

Ile, Gln, Lys, Asp, Gly, Leu, Ser

17.

What is a codon?

a)

3 mRNA bases

b)

DNA Nucleotide

c)

Mutations

d)

Codes for an Amino Acid

18.

Transcribe the following DNA strand into mRNA: ATCGAC

a)

UACGUG

b)

TAGCTG

c)

UAGCUG

d)

UAGCTG

19.

What type of RNA do we use to read a codon chart?

a)

rRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

mRNA

20.

What are the amino acids for the following codons: AUG CCU UAA?

a)

Methionine Proline Stop

b)

Methionine Proline Tyrosine

c)

Methionine Histidine Stop

d)

Stop Proline Methionine