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Protein Synthesis Review

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What bond holds nitrogen bases together?

a)

Ionic Bond

b)

Covalent Bond

c)

Hydrogen Bond

d)

Polypeptide Bond

2.

The monomer that makes DNA and RNA

a)

Nitrogen Base

b)

Hydrogen Bond

c)

Nucleus

d)

Nucleotide

3.

What process makes mRNA?

a)

DNA Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Protein Synthesis

4.

What is the first step in DNA Replication and Transcription.

a)

Ligase glues pieces together

b)

RNA Polymerase adds free nitrogen bases

c)

DNA Polymerase adds free nitrogen bases

d)

Helicase breaks the hydrogen bonds in DNA

5.

What process uses mRNA to make a protein.

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Micturition

6.

Which nitrogen base is found in RNA but not in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytoseine

d)

Uracil

7.

What are the three parts that make a nucleotide?

a)

Phosphate

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Sugar

d)

Protein

e)

Nitrogen Base

8.

What sugar is found in the backbone of DNA

a)

Ribose

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Agarose

d)

Sucrose

9.

Where in the cell does transcription occur?

a)

Pentagon

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

10.

What sugar is found in the backbone of RNA?

a)

Ribose

b)

Deoxyribose

c)

Agarose

d)

Sucrose

11.

What is the monomer of a Protein?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Fatty Acid

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Monosaccharide

12.

Which process makes more DNA for the body.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Meiosis

c)

Transcription

d)

DNA Replication

13.

Where does Translation occur?

a)

Nucleus of the cell

b)

Mitochondria in the cytoplasm

c)

Ribosome in the cytoplasm

d)

Chloroplast of a plant cell

14.

Which type of RNA can leave the nucleus and has the instructions needed to make a protein.

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

sRNA

15.

Which type of RNA has anticodons and brings amino acids to the ribosome?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

sRNA

16.

Which type of RNA contains codons

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

sRNA

17.

During what phase of the cell cycle is DNA Replicated?

a)

G1

b)

G2

c)

S

d)

Prophase

18.

Which of the following is condensed DNA wrapped around a protein?

a)

RNA

b)

DNA

c)

Gene

d)

Chromosome

19.

The type of mutation that changes one specific nitrogen base to something else.

a)

Point Mutation

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

d)

Chromosomal Mutation

20.

The type of mutation that removes a base pair from the DNA Strand.

a)

Point Mutation

b)

Insertion

c)

Deletion

d)

Translocation

21.

Type of mutation that switches the order of genes on a chromosome.

a)

Deletion

b)

Inversion

c)

Insertion

d)

Translocation

22.

The type of mutation that adds an additional base pair on to the DNA strand.

a)

Deletion

b)

Insertion

c)

Inversion

d)

Translocation

23.

The type of mutation where a section of a chromosome breaks off and attaches to a nonhomologous chromosome.

a)

Deletion

b)

Inversion

c)

Insertion

d)

Translocation

24.

Deletion and Insertion mutations are examples of what category of mutations?

a)

Frameshift

b)

Point

c)

Chromosomal

d)

Translocation

25.

These two scientists are credited with discovering the shape of DNA

a)

Watson and Crick

b)

Schleiden and Hook

c)

Einstein and Curie

d)

Leuwenhoek and Chargaff

26.

What are the three types of RNA used in the cell?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

sRNA

e)

dRNA

27.

What do you use a codon chart to determine?

a)

Amino Acid Sequence

b)

DNA Sequence

c)

mRNA Sequence

d)

tRNA sequence

28.

Which organelle assembles proteins?

a)

Ribosomes

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Cell Membrane

29.

Which of the following is a section of DNA that codes for a protein?

a)

Gene

b)

Chromosome

c)

DNA

d)

RNA

30.

What shape is DNA?

a)

Double Helix

b)

Single Helix

c)

Triple Helix

d)

Ladder

31.

What shape is RNA?

a)

Double Helix

b)

Single Helix

c)

Triple Helix

d)

Ladder

32.

What is needed to start translation?

a)

Start codon

b)

Stop Codon

c)

Promoter Region

d)

Terminator Region

33.

What is the complimentary strand to the following DNA Sequence

A G G C T T A

a)

T C C G A A T

b)

U C C G A A U

c)

A T T C G G A

d)

C G G A T T A

34.

What mRNA sequence would pair with the following DNA Sequence

C G A T A G C

a)

G C U A U C G

b)

G C T A T C G

c)

C G A T A G C

d)

U C G A T U C

35.

What tells the ribosome to stop adding amino acids to the protein?

a)

Stop Codon

b)

Start Codon

c)

Promoter Region

d)

Terminator Region

36.

what type of mutation takes out a section of DNA or chromosome?

a)

Deletion

b)

Insertion

c)

Substitution

d)

Translocation

37.

what type of mutation adds a section of DNA or chromosome?

a)

Deletion

b)

Insertion

c)

Substitution

d)

Translocation

38.

what type of mutation takes a section of a chromosome and puts it on a chromosome where it doesn't belong?

a)

Deletion

b)

Insertion

c)

Substitution

d)

Translocation

39.

What is something that causes a mutation in DNA or on a chromosome?

a)

mutagen

b)

translocation

c)

translation

d)

polymerase

40.

What type of mutation shifts the entire sequence of DNA by making it longer or shorter?

a)

Frameshift

b)

Translocation

c)

Point

d)

Mutagen

41.

What type of mutation changes a single nucleotide but doesn't add length or shorten the DNA?

a)

Frameshift

b)

Translocation

c)

Point

d)

Mutagen

42.

tRNA has a series of three letters that bring amino acids to the mRNA, what are the three letters called?

a)

Anticodon

b)

Codon

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Nucleotide

43.

mRNA has a series of three letters that tell the ribosome in what order to assemble the amino acids, what are the three letters called?

a)

Anticodon

b)

Codon

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Nucleotide

44.

What amino acid has the codon: UCA

a)

Serine (S)

b)

Glycine (G)

c)

Arganine (R)

d)

Leucine (L)

45.

What amino acid has the codon: ACA

a)

Serine (S)

b)

Glycine (G)

c)

Threonine (T)

d)

Leucine (L)

46.

What amino acid has the codon: CCC

a)

Phenylalanine (F)

b)

Glycine (G)

c)

Proline (P)

d)

Leucine (L)