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Applied RNA and Protein Synthesis Quiz Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Transcription is a process that makes...

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

proteins

d)

ribosomes

2.

Translation is a process that makes...

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

proteins

d)

ribosomes

3.

Where in the cell does transcription take place?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

smooth ER

d)

cell membrane

4.

Where in the cell does translation take place?

a)

nucleus

b)

cytoplasm

c)

smooth ER

d)

cell membrane

5.

What types of RNA are involved in translation? Select ALL that apply.

a)

mRNA

b)

dRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

e)

DNA

6.

What is the job of tRNA?

a)

Delivers the amino acid to the ribosome

b)

carries the code for making proteins from the DNA to the ribosome

c)

Makes up the ribosome

d)

copies DNA

7.

What is the job of mRNA?

a)

Delivers the amino acid to the ribosome

b)

carries the code for making proteins from the DNA to the ribosome

c)

Makes up the ribosome

d)

copies DNA

8.

What is the job of rRNA?

a)

Delivers the amino acid to the ribosome

b)

carries the code for making proteins from the DNA to the ribosome

c)

Makes up the ribosome

d)

copies DNA

9.

How many bases make up a mRNA codon?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

10.

How many amino acids does a codon code for?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

Where do you find an anti-codon?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

DNA

12.

Which molecule contains thymine and not uracil?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

13.

Which molecule is single-stranded?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

14.

Which molecule contains ribose and not deoxyribose?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

15.

What would be the correct mRNA codon for these three DNA bases? TAC

a)

ATG

b)

AUG

c)

UTG

d)

CAT

16.

What process is shown in the diagram?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

mitosis

17.

What process is shown in the diagram?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

mitosis

18.

What is the main goal of the two processes shown in this diagram?

a)

to make DNA

b)

to make RNA

c)

to make a protein

d)

to make new cells

19.

What process is shown at the bottom of the diagram?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

mitosis

20.

What process is shown at the top of the diagram?

a)

replication

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

mitosis

21.

What molecules carries to original code for making proteins?

a)

DNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

ribosomes

22.

What does an mRNA codon code for?

a)

protein

b)

DNA

c)

tRNA

d)

amino acids

23.

What is the monomer of a protein?

a)

carbohydrates

b)

nucleotides

c)

amino acids

d)

DNA

24.

What process makes mRNA from a code in DNA?

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

cell division

25.

What process makes protein using the code on mRNA?

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

cell division