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S10 - Protein Synthesis Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name

Class

Date

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______.

cytosine

adenine

guanine

thymine

The mRNA leaves the ________ to find the ribosome to make proteins.

cell

nucleotide

nucleus

DNA holds the code for making

lipids

carbohydrates

proteins

sugars

Choose the sequence of the mRNA strand that would be match up with to the following strand:

GTAGTCA

UATUAGA

ACGACTG

CAUCAGU

CATCAGT

The main function of tRNA is to...

carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins

form a portion of ribosomes

string together complementary RNA and DNA strands

bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Leucine

Stop codon

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA

Met-Pro-Ala-Val

Met-Pro-Val

Tyr-Gly-His

Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

Contains the bases adenine, uracil, cytosine and guanine

DNA

RNA

Both

What part of protein synthesis does this diagram represent?

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

RNA

10.

Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?

Nucleus

Ribosome

Cytoplasm

Mitochondria

11.

In what process is mRNA synthesized?

Transcription

Translation

DNA Replication

Mitosis

12.

How many codons equals 1 amino acid?

13.

How many nucleotides equal 1 amino acid?

14.

TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: TACGTTACT

AUGCAAUGA

ATGCAATGA

AUGGATUGA

TACGTTACT

15.

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

DNA uses deoxyribose sugar, RNA uses sugar ribose

DNA pairs Adenine with Uracil, RNA pairs Adenine with Thymine

DNA is a double helix, RNA is a single helix

DNA pairs Adenine with Thymine, RNA pairs Adenine with Uracil

16.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

Ribosome

Nucleus

Cytoplasm

Nucleotide

17.

When these bond together, they form a protein

Amino Acids

Peptide Bonds

Ribose

Nucleotides

18.

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

translation

transcription

replication

19.

What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?

base

codon

amine

serine

20.

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____