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RNA & Protein Synthesis Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the "Central Dogma" of Biology?

a)

DNA->RNA->protein

b)

RNA->DNA->protein

c)

RNA->protein->DNA

d)

Protein->RNA->DNA

2.

What does "RNA" stand for

a)

ribosome nucleus asymmetry

b)

ribonucleic acid

c)

reticulated nucleic acid

d)

really not awesome

3.

Which of the following is NOT true for RNA?

a)

has ribose

b)

double stranded

c)

has A

d)

has U

4.

In RNA what does "C" bond with?

a)

A

b)

G

c)

T

d)

U

5.

In RNA what does "A" bond with?

a)

C

b)

G

c)

T

d)

U

6.

In DNA what does "A" bond with?

a)

C

b)

G

c)

T

d)

U

7.

What is the name for the nucleotide that we abbreviate as "U"?

a)

uranium

b)

ununoctium

c)

uracil

d)

uuuuuu really think I know that Mr. Glass?!?!

8.

Which of the following is NOT a common type of RNA?

a)

cis-RNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

9.

Which type of RNA is often described as being "L-shaped"?

a)

cis-RNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

10.

Which type of RNA is responsible for bringing amino acids to the ribosome?

a)

cis-RNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

11.

Which type of RNA is responsible for bringing DNA's code to the ribosome?

a)

cis-RNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

12.

Which type of RNA is responsible for making ribosomes?

a)

cis-RNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

13.

What type of RNA is shown here?

a)

cis-RNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

14.

At the bottom there are three "A's." What is the name for these three "A's"?

a)

codon

b)

anticodon

c)

amino acid

d)

p-site

15.

At the top of this RNA there is a structure labeled "Phe." What is "Phe"?

a)

codon

b)

anticodon

c)

amino acid

d)

p-site

16.

Making RNA from DNA is:

a)

repilcation

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

respiration

17.

Making DNA from DNA is:

a)

repilcation

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

respiration

18.

Making protein from RNA is:

a)

repilcation

b)

transcription

c)

translation

d)

respiration

19.

Which of the following is NOT involved in transcription?

a)

DNA unzips

b)

mRNA is built

c)

the coding strand is identified

d)

amino acids are bonded

20.

The side of the DNA that has the gene we are interested in copying is called the coding or ____________ strand.

a)

noncoding

b)

nonsense

c)

template

d)

mis-sense

21.

The side of the DNA that DOES NOT HAVE the gene we are interested in copying is called the noncoding or ____________ strand.

a)

coding

b)

nonsense

c)

template

d)

sense

22.

The enzyme responsible for unzipping the DNA is:

a)

DNA helicase

b)

RNA helicase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

RNA polymerase

23.

The enzyme responsible for building new mRNA is:

a)

DNA helicase

b)

RNA helicase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

RNA polymerase

24.

When building a new mRNA, the first three nucleotides are:

a)

AUG

b)

TTT

c)

GCC

d)

anyone's guess

25.

Transcription occurs in the:

a)

nucleus

b)

ribosome

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ER

26.

If the template strand of DNA reads "TTT," what mRNA will bond to that?

a)

AAA

b)

UUU

c)

GGG

d)

CCC

27.

If the mRNA codon is "AAA," what will the tRNA anti-codon be?

a)

AAA

b)

UUU

c)

GGG

d)

CCC

28.

If the mRNA codon is "AAA," what will the amino acid be?

a)

Lys

b)

Phe

c)

Gly

d)

Pro

29.

If the tRNA anti-codon is "AAA," what will the amino acid be?

a)

Lys

b)

Phe

c)

Gly

d)

Pro

30.

What process is shown in this picture?

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

respiration

31.

The "big" part of the ribosome is called the:

a)

large subunit

b)

small subunit

c)

A-site

d)

P-site

32.

What part of the ribosome is ONLY Met in?

a)

large subunit

b)

small subunit

c)

A-site

d)

P-site

33.

What part of the ribosome is ONLY Pro in?

a)

large subunit

b)

small subunit

c)

A-site

d)

P-site

34.

What is indicated by the "red line" in this image?

a)

peptide bond

b)

anticodon

c)

a protein

d)

transcription

35.

In this image, what molecule has the sequence:


AUG CCC GCU UAA

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

ribosome

d)

DNA

36.

Which of the following is NOT a stop codon?

a)

UCA

b)

UAA

c)

UAG

d)

UGA

37.

How many nucleotides are in every "word" in the language of DNA?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

38.

A change in the DNA sequence is the definition of a:

a)

mutation

b)

gamete

c)

transcription

d)

translation

39.

Why is it bad if mutations occur in sex cells?

a)

they can be passed to the offspring

b)

they are secluded to one person

c)

they are silent

d)

they are always deletions

40.

If a sequence of DNA was supposed to say "GGA" but it got mutated and now it says "CGA" what type of mutation was that?

a)

substitution

b)

deletion

c)

insertion

d)

frameshift

41.

If a mutation causes the protein to be stopped before it was supposed to be, we call this a __________ mutation.

a)

nonsense

b)

silent

c)

frameshift

d)

substitution

42.

What type of mutation is shown by the following:


Original mRNA = AAA GGG CCC UUU

Mutated mRNA = AAA GGG UUC CCU UU

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

duplication

d)

translocation

43.

What type of mutation is shown by the following:


Original mRNA = AAA GGG CCC UUU

Mutated mRNA = AAA GGG CCU UU

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

duplication

d)

translocation

44.

What type of mutation is when "nonhomologous chromosomes trade pieces of DNA"?

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

duplication

d)

translocation

45.

What type of a mutation is one that does NEVER causes any visible changes to the protein?

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

silent

d)

substitution

46.

Things in the environment that can cause changes to the DNA are called:

a)

mutations

b)

mutagens

c)

helicases

d)

anti-codons