WorksheetsTranscription and Translation
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 16mins
AMINO ACIDS ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF...
CARBHYDRATES
LIPIDS
NUCLEIC ACIDS
PROTEINS
A section of a nucleic acid is shown below.
The process represented in the diagram produces a molecule that is complementary to the template strand of DNA. What type of molecule is produced?
New DNA
polypeptide
Messenger RNA
carbohydrate
A model of a DNA molecule is shown below.
The arrow indicates —
the bond between adjacent phosphate and deoxyribose molecules
the junction of introns and exons in the sense strand of DNA
the hydrogen bond between complementary nucleotides
the junction of a codon and a DNA triplet
TGGCAAGTACGT
Using the codon chart, which of the following polypeptides is coded for by the mRNA sequence 5’ AUG GUU AAA CGA CAA UCC 3'
Val, Lys, Phe, Gly, Ser, Met
Met, Asp, Phe, Ala, Arg, Ser
Met, Val, lys, Arg, Gln, Ser
Ile, Gln, Lys, Asp, Gly, Ser
What is the purpose of this cellular process?
Preserving genetic information for future generations
Deleting the information in the sequence produced from the DNA template
Transcribing information in the DNA sequence for use by the cell
Producing more nucleotides for the DNA sequence
Four different types of cells are shown to the right. Which characteristic is shared by all four cells?
A mechanism for transforming sunlight into energy
Self-locomotion
Membrane-bound organelles that transport substances
Genetic material composed of DNA
