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Translation

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHERE does TRANSLATION occur?

a)

ribosome

b)

cytoplasm

c)

nucleus

d)

cell

2.

Which organelle makes proteins?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondria

d)

chloroplast

3.

The triplets of mRNA read by a ribosome are called _____.

a)

anticodons

b)

coded gene

c)

codons

d)

rRNA

4.

Which of the following is known as the START codon?

a)

UAG

b)

AUG

c)

UGA

d)

UAA

5.

Which type of RNA is the message of the decoded gene from DNA?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rDNA

6.

Which type of RNA is the carrier of amino acids?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

DNA

7.

Which type of RNA reads the coded gene and makes a protein?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

DNA

8.

What is translation?

a)

the process in which DNA is copied to make another molecule of DNA

b)

the process in which DNA is coded into mRNA

c)

the process in which mRNA is decoded into a protein

d)

the process in which enzymes break down mRNA

9.

The DNA sequence ATC-AGC-GCT-GGC is part of a gene. how many amino acids are coded for by this message?

a)

4

b)

8

c)

3

d)

12

10.

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

a)

Nucleic Acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Amino Acids

d)

Phosphate Groups

11.

What is the name of a chain of amino acids?

a)

hydrogen bonds

b)

polypeptide

c)

amino acid chain

d)

double helix

12.

RNA has ________ sugar.

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

glucose

d)

galactose

13.

DNA has ________ sugar.

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

glucose

d)

galactose

14.

In RNA _______ matches with Adenine

a)

Uracil

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

15.

In DNA _______ matches with Adenine

a)

Uracil

b)

Guanine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

16.

Which amino acid matches with the following codon:

GAU

a)

GLU

b)

SER

c)

ASP

d)

ILE

17.

Which amino acid matches with the following codon:

CAC

a)

STOP

b)

HIS

c)

LYS

d)

ARG

18.

Use the mRNA below to select the correct amino acid sequence:

AUG-UCA-AAA-UAG

a)

MET-SER-LYS-STOP

b)

MET-THR-LYS-TYR

c)

LEU-SER-CYS-STOP

d)

ILE-LYS-SER-STOP