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WorksheetsProtein Synthesis
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 16mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
2.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
3.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
4.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______.
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
5.
A small organelle in the cell on which proteins are assembled, It is a type of protein.
a)
Mitochondria
b)
Ribosome
c)
Nucleus
d)
Lysosome
6.
Which statement is describing the process of protein synthesis?
a)
DNA is copied into mRNA which is translated into protein
b)
DNA is copied into DNA
c)
DNA is copied into lysosome
7.
DNA sequence ACCTG produces which mRNA strand?
a)
UGGAC
b)
TGGAC
c)
GTCCA
8.
Contains the bases adenine, uracil, cytosine and guanine
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Both
9.
Transcribe the following DNA strand: CTG AAT
a)
GAC TTA
b)
CTG AAT
c)
GAC UUA
d)
CUG AAU
10.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
11.
What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?
a)
Anticodon
b)
Codon
c)
Protein
12.
Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Cytoplasm
d)
Mitochondria
13.
When these bond together, they form a protein
a)
Amino Acids
b)
Peptide Bonds
c)
Ribose
d)
Nucleotides
14.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
15.
In DNA, Adenine pairs with ___________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Cytosine
c)
Thymine
d)
Uracil
16.
DNA has a _____________ structure.
a)
double helix
b)
single strand
c)
ring
d)
chain
17.
DNA holds the code for making
a)
lipids
b)
carbohydrates
c)
proteins
d)
sugars
18.
Choose the sequence of the mRNA strand that would be match up with to the following strand:
GTAGTCA
a)
UATUAGA
b)
ACGACTG
c)
CAUCAGU
d)
CATCAGT
19.
A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?
a)
carbohydrates
b)
nucleic acids
c)
lipids
d)
proteins
20.
One human disease is caused by a change in one codon in a gene from GAA to GUA. The disease is a result of
a)
a mutation
b)
crossing-over
c)
a meiosis error
d)
polyploidy
21.
Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?
a)
DNA-protein-RNA
b)
Protein-RNA-DNA
c)
RNA-protein-DNA
d)
DNA-RNA-protein
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