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Biology - Transcription & Translation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a difference between RNA and DNA?

a)

RNA contains the sugar ribose; DNA contains the sugar deoxyribose

b)

DNA has nucleotides A, G, C, and U; RNA has nucleotides A, T, C, G

c)

DNA goes through replication; RNA is made through transcription

d)

RNA is single-stranded; DNA is double-stranded

2.

___ __________ is responsible for adding nucleotides to the new mRNA strand during transcription

(a)  

3.

A (a)   is the 3-letter segments on the mRNA strand that code for amino acids

4.

Which of the following would NOT be an example of a codon on a strand of mRNA?

a)

UAU

b)

GCT

c)

GCU

d)

ACG

5.

Complete/Write the complementary RNA strand from this strand of DNA:

T-A-A-T-T-G-C-A-C

(a)  

6.

Which type of RNA is responsible for delivering amino acids to the ribosome to help make a growing protein?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

dRNA

7.

(a)   is responsible for carrying the message that is then translated to create proteins.

8.

Which of the following occurs in BOTH Replication & Transcription?

a)

Both processes only occur once during each round of the cell cycle

b)

Can occur repeatedly during the cell cycle

c)

Makes a double-stranded copy of all the cell's DNA

d)

Involves complementary base pairing of the DNA strand

9.

_____ _____ are the building blocks of proteins

(a)  

10.

Which part of the ribosome is responsible for reading the mRNA?

a)

The large subunit

b)

The small subunit

c)

Both large & small subunits

d)

None of these are correct

11.

What would be the ANTI-codon for the following codon?

UAG

(a)  

12.

What type of bonds form between amino acids to keep them together?

(a)