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PROTEIN SYNTHESIS (From DNA to Protein)

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 4hrs 10mins

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Class
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1.

What is the purpose of DNA?

a)

to aid in facilitated diffusion

b)

stores hereditary information

c)

reduces the activation energy

d)

manufactures proteins

2.

The diagram displays the copying of a DNA sequence from a gene before and after the copy is made. The * represents an error that was made. Identify what this error is called.

a)

insertion

b)

deletion

c)

silent

d)

nonsense

3.

In the model of DNA, if the red peg represents Adenine, then the blue peg MUST be

a)

Uracil

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

4.

In which process, identified in the image, is a mutation first able to develop?

a)

transcription

b)

post-transcription

 

c)

translation

d)

post-translation

5.

During _____________, the cell uses information from messenger RNA to produce proteins.

a)

respiration

b)

translation

c)

transcription

d)

amino acid sequencing

6.

The process by which DNA is copied to RNA is called ____________________

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

amino acid sequence

d)

respiration

7.

During the process of protein synthesis, each tRNA carries one

a)

Fatty acid

b)

amino acid

c)

nucleotide

d)

protein

8.

What are noncoding sequences in eukaryotic DNA that are transcribed to RNA and removed by splicing?

a)

enhancers

b)

introns

c)

exons

d)

promoters

9.

A change in the natural sequence of bases in DNA structure is called a

a)

reconstruction

b)

mutation

c)

revolution

d)

translation

10.

Which component CAN NOT be part of this strand?

a)

ribose

b)

deoxyribose

c)

phosphate

d)

adenine

11.

Which component CAN NOT be part of this strand?

a)

Thymine

b)

deoxyribose

c)

Uracil

d)

phosphate

12.

Which component is part of this strand?

a)

Ribose sugar

b)

Uracil

c)

Adenine

d)

Phosphate group

13.

The chart matches messenger RNA codons with amino acids.

A DNA strand has the codon UCA. According to the chart, the corresponding messenger RNA codes for which amino acid?

a)

alanine

b)

glycine

c)

leucine

d)

serine

14.

Messenger RNA carries a(n) ___________ of the DNA’s instructions out of the nucleus to the ___________.

a)

exact copy; ribosome

b)

exact copy; mitochondria

c)

transcript; mitochondria

d)

transcript; ribosome

15.

) The molecular sequence, or blueprint for a protein, is originally carried by which molecule?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

ATP

d)

DNA

16.

Translation of the DNA sequence AGGGTCGAAA would result in

a)

a mRNA strand with the sequence TTCGACCCT.

b)

a mRNA strand with the sequence UUGCACCCU.

c)

a DNA strand with the base sequence TTCGACCCT

d)

a mRNA strand with the sequence UCCCAGCUUU

17.

What is the purpose of DNA polymerase?

a)

It carries genetic information to the ribosomes.

b)

It retrieves amino acids from the cytoplasm for protein construction.

c)

It constructs RNA chains using a template from DNA genes.

d)

It produces a complementary copy of a strand of DNA.

18.

DNA and RNA differ in all BUT in one of the following ways.

a)

RNA uses the sugar ribose in its backbone, while DNA uses deoxyribose.

b)

DNA is double-stranded, while RNA is single-stranded.

c)

DNA contains the base uracil, while RNA contains the base thymine instead

d)

DNA is found in chromosomes in the nucleus, while RNA can move around the cell.

19.

Which process MUST occur before mitosis and meiosis can occur?

a)

DNA replication

b)

DNA translation

c)

RNA translation

d)

DNA transcription

20.

How many different codons can code for the amino acid tyrosine (Tyr)?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

4

d)

6

21.

The codon chart shown here uses the three base sequence found on the mRNA molecule after the information is copied from DNA during transcription. If the mRNA message is AUG CAG UGC, CGC, what was the original DNA base sequence?

a)

TAC GTC AGC GCG

b)

TAC GTC ACG GCG

c)

UAC GUC UCG TCU

d)

AUG UAG UGC CGC

22.

A single strand of DNA contains the following 12 nucleotides in this order: TAC GTC ACG TCA What sequence of bases will be present on the complementary strand of DNA?

a)

AUG CAG UGC AGU

b)

ATG CAG TGC AGT

c)

AUG UAG UGC AGU

d)

TAC GTC ACG TCA

23.

X-rays, drugs, nitrous acid, viruses. All of the substances are _______________, which cause inheritable changes in the genetic material

a)

Agents

b)

pathogens

c)

vectors

d)

mutagens

24.

Chromosomal mutations can be particularly hazardous, Cri du chat syndrome is a rare genetic disorder. Its name is a French term ("cat-cry" or "call of the cat") referring to the characteristic cat-like cry of affected children.

The image shows how the chromosome change. This type of mutation is referred to as

a)

insertion

b)

translocation

c)

deletion

d)

duplication

25.

Select the option that represents the central Dogma

a)
b)
c)
d)