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Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Mitochondria

2.

Why must transcription occur where DNA can be found?

a)

because DNA can't leave

b)

because ribosomes are in the nucleus

c)

because DNA polymerase is found there

d)

because helicase unzips the DNA

3.

TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: TAC-GTT-ACT

a)

AUG-CAA-UGA

b)

ATG-CAA-TGA

c)

AUG-GAT-UGA

d)

TAC-GTT-ACT

4.

Which of the following are differences in the structure between RNA and DNA

a)

DNA uses deoxyribose sugar, RNA uses sugar ribose

b)

DNA pairs Adenine with Uracil, RNA pairs Adenine with Thymine

c)

DNA is a double helix, RNA is a single helix

d)

DNA pairs Adenine with Thymine, RNA pairs Adenine with Uracil

5.

When these bond together, they form a protein

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Peptide Bonds

c)

Ribose

d)

Nucleotides

6.
The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
replication
7.
The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____
a)
transcription
b)
rRNA
c)
replication
d)
translation
8.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
9.

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUG-CCA-GUA-UGA

a)

Met-Pro-Ala-Val

b)

Met-Pro- Val-Stop

c)

Tyr-Gly-His

d)

Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

10.
What molecules do both DNA and RNA contain?
a)
uracil
b)
nucleotides
c)
thymine
d)
deoxyribose