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DNA,RNA, Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are 3 types of RNA. What are they? (Select all that apply)

a)

tRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

xRNA

2.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
3.
Which of the following statements is true?
a)
DNA is single-stranded
b)
RNA is single-stranded
c)
DNA contains uracil
d)
RNA contains deoxyribose
4.
What is the product of translation?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
proteins
5.

The Process of creating RNA from DNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

6.

In RNA the base T is replaced with

a)

U

b)

G

c)

C

d)

A

7.

What combines together to make a protein?

a)

Amino Acid

b)

RNA

c)

Ribosome

d)

DNA

8.

What organelle is the site of translation?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

9.

What is the order for Protein Synthesis?

a)

Transcription -> Translation -> Protein

b)

Translation - > Transcription -> Protein

c)

Protein -> Transcription -> Translation

d)

Translation -> Protein -> Transcription

10.
Which type of RNA takes the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
RNA polymerase
11.
What is the product of transcription?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
proteins
12.

Carries the amino acid used to make a protein

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

13.

What type of RNA is shown in this image?

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

14.

What type of RNA is shown in this image?

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

15.

What do we call the shape a DNA molecule takes?

a)

double-stranded

b)

double helix

c)

sugar-phosphate backbone

d)

pentagon

16.

Which of the following tells the Ribosome to STOP?

a)

UAC

b)

UGG

c)

UGA

d)

UCA

17.
A portion of DNA reads GAG. The corresponding mRNA would be
a)
GUG
b)
GTG
c)
CTC
d)
CUC
18.
A portion of mRNA is coded CUG. The corresponding DNA is coded
a)
GAC
b)
GTC
c)
CTG
d)
CAG
19.
DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase are similar in that they
a)
are both enzymes
b)
both are involved in making new polymers
c)
both can be found doing work in the cell nucleus
d)
all of these things are true
20.
In RNA, uracil takes the place of the DNA nitrogen base called
a)
guanine
b)
cytosine
c)
thymine
d)
adenine
21.
The process shown in this image
a)
is called replication
b)
results in a new copy of the DNA
c)
does not happen during mitosis
d)
All of these apply
22.

What base does RNA have that DNA does not?

a)

uracil

b)

thymine

c)

cytosine

d)

guanine

23.
What type of bond holds amino acids together in order to make a protein?
a)
hydrogen bond
b)
peptide bond
24.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
at a ribosome
b)
in the nucleus
c)
at a mitochondria
d)
at a lysosome
25.
What is made from a DNA strand during transcription?
a)
tRNA
b)
mRNA
26.
If a DNA strand reads ATT CGT CTA, what would the mRNA strand read?
a)
TAA GCA GAT
b)
CGA TGA GUT
c)
UAA GCA GAU
d)
TAA GCA GUT
27.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA
a)
Met-Pro-Ala-Val
b)
Met-Pro-Val
c)
Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
28.
tRNA is involved in
a)
carrying amino acids 
b)
carrying ribosomes
c)
carrying glucose
d)
carrying lipids
29.
The anti-codon 
a)
contains a sequence the same as the codon
b)
contains a sequence complementary to the codon 
c)
contains the base thymine

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