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LE - Quiz IV - Protein Synthesis, RNA, & DNA

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
RNA contains the sugar
a)
ribose
b)
deoxyribose
c)
glucose
d)
lactose
2.
What is the product of translation?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
proteins
3.

The Process of creating RNA from DNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

4.

In RNA the base T is replaced with

a)

U

b)

G

c)

C

d)

A

5.

What combines together to make a protein?

a)

Amino Acid

b)

RNA

c)

Ribosome

d)

DNA

6.

What organelle is the site of translation?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Mitochondria

d)

Chloroplast

7.
Which type of RNA takes the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
RNA polymerase
8.
What is the template for mRNA?
a)
DNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)
proteins
9.

Carries the amino acid used to make a protein

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

10.

Factory for making a protein

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

11.

What type of RNA is shown in this image?

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

12.

What type of RNA is shown in this image?

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

13.

What do we call the shape a DNA molecule takes?

a)

double-stranded

b)

double helix

c)

sugar-phosphate backbone

d)

pentagon

14.
A portion of mRNA is coded CUG. The corresponding DNA is coded
a)
GAC
b)
GTC
c)
CTG
d)
CAG
15.
A portion of DNA reads GAG. The corresponding mRNA would be
a)
GUG
b)
GTG
c)
CTC
d)
CUC
16.
The process of creating RNA using DNA as the template is
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
translocation
d)
Transylvania
17.
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
18.
Where does translation take place?
a)
in the nucleus
b)
at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
c)
at a mitochondria
d)
at a lysosome
19.
What are the three base segments of mRNA called?
a)
anticodons
b)
codons
c)
triplets