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Transcription/Translation Vocab

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An RNA molecule in cells that carries codes from the DNA in the nucleus to the site of protein synthesis in the ribosomes

a)

tRNA

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

mRNA

2.

Codon

a)

A sequence of three consecutive nucleotides in mRNA that encodes a specific amino acid.

b)

A change in DNA sequence that alters the genetic message

c)

A type of covalent bond that forms between amino acids

d)

It is the basic building block of nucleic acids

3.

The process of creating protein molecules from DNA

a)

Transcription

b)

Protein Synthesis

c)

Translation

d)

DNA synthesis

4.

Ribosome

a)

Organelle responsible for the production of energy

b)

Organelle responsible for creating DNA from a protein

c)

Organelle responsible for protein synthesis

d)

Organelle responsible for making mRNA from a protein

5.

The process by which DNA is copied onto a strand of mRNA

a)

Translation

b)

Protein Synthesis

c)

Abiogenesis

d)

Transcription

6.

Translation

a)

The process that creates a DNA strand

b)

The process that creates a protein from mRNA

c)

The process that creates mRNA from DNA

d)

The process that creates a protein from DNA

7.

A double helix structure inside of a cells nucleus that contains the genetic information for the cell

a)

RNA

b)

Ribosome

c)

DNA

d)

Mitochondria

8.

tRNA

a)

RNA that translates mRNA information into an amino acid

b)

RNA that holds the genetic information in the nucleus

c)

RNA that copies the genetic code of DNA

d)

RNA that transfers genetic information from the DNA to the ribosome