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DNA Transcription and Translation

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

transcription results in the creation of

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

mDNA

2.

In eukaryotes, which RNA polymerase makes rRNA?

a)

RNA polymerase I

b)

RNA polymerase II

c)

RNA polymerase IV

d)

RNA polymerase III

3.

Which of the following codons is the mRNA start codon that initiates translation?

a)

UGA

b)

AUG

c)

UAA

d)

UAG

4.

Which of the following best describes the key function of helicases during transcription?

a)

Cleaving methyl groups from an unwound DNA strand.

b)

Catalyzing the interaction between transcription factors and the DNA strand.

c)

Re-annealing of two DNA strands once transcription and translation processes are complete.

d)

Separation of two strands of DNA; "unwinding" gives polymerases access to the strand.

e)

Relief of tension in the DNA strands to prevent breakage.

5.

Transcription factors that are the first to bind DNA in heterochromatin regions, often promote euchromatin formation, and recruit other transcriptional machinery to promote transcription are best known as which of the following?

a)

Pioneer factors

b)

Histone demethyltransferases

c)

DNA Polymerases

d)

Co-factors

e)

RNA holoenzyme

6.

Before RNA polymerase can initiate transcription, this protein must bind to it, creating the RNA polymerase holoenzyme and allowing for the initiation of transcription.

a)

Sigma factor

b)

Activator protein

c)

Helicase

d)

Topoisomerase

e)

Beta factor

7.

Which polymerase is involved in transcribing ribosomal RNA

a)

RNA polymerase I

b)

RNA polymerase III

c)

DNA polymerase IV

d)

RNA polymerase II

8.

Which of the following are methods for termination of transcription in prokaryotes?

I. Release factor binding

II. Rho-mediated termination

III. Hairpin loop (stem loop) formation

a)

I, II, and III

b)

II and III

c)

I only

d)

III only

9.

A Cell builds its proteins from the Instructions encoded in its

a)

A. Cytoplasm

b)

B. Cell Membrane

c)

B. Cell Membrane

d)

D. Lysosome

e)

E. Genome

10.

What process occurs before the other?

a)

Transcription and then Translation

b)

Translation and then Transcription

c)

Translation and then Polymerization

d)

Transcription and then Ionization

11.

Messenger RNA (mRNA) can be best described as:

a)

A really cool way of rewriting RNA

b)

The Atom that carries information to an RNA template

c)

A Short-lived RNA molecule that carries encoded information, transcribed from DNA.

d)

A Molecule that has no life and is basically the news reporter of the cellular environment.

12.

just like DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase performs a template directed synthesis in the:

a)

3'---->5' direction

b)

5'---->3' direction

c)

5'---->5' direction

d)

3'---->3' direction

13.

A Gene is ________________. 

a)

A Chromosome Carrier

b)

A Section of DNA that codes for a protein or RNA molecule.

c)

A Regulatory Sequence

d)

A piece of clothing that is placed upon the bipedal legs of human.

14.

Transcription is:

a)

A word that teacher use to confuse the noodles out of people

b)

The Synthesis of RNA from a DNA template

c)

The Synthesis of proteins from information on a mRNA

d)

The Synthesis of polydiester linkages from an Exon

15.

What type of bond forms between Complementary base pairs?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Covalent

c)

Ionic

d)

Interkinetic

16.

To understand the structure of RNA polymerase, researchers employed what technique to view this enzyme?

a)

X-ray crystallography

b)

Gas Chromatography

c)

Gel Electrophoresis

d)

PCR amplification

17.

How does transcription begin?

a)

It doesn't, transcription doesn't exist

b)

When RNA polymerase binds to sigma to create a holoenzyme and the sigma guides the RNA polymerase to certain locations where transcription should begin.

c)

Some dude brings a flag and says "Hey! Over here!"

d)

The RNA polymerase binds to a coding strand located downstream

18.

Name the process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA.

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

Transformation

d)

Replication

19.

If the sequence of a single strand of DNA is "TATCCG", what would the complementary mRNA sequence be?

a)

UADCAT

b)

AUTTAC

c)

AUAGGC

d)

UTANDM

20.

The direct result of transcription is:

a)

mRNA, rRNA, or tRNA

b)

just mRNA

c)

just rRNA

d)

rRNA and mRNA

21.

Which of the following is not dependent on the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II? 

a)

mRNA splicing

b)

Transcription termination 

c)

5' capping 

d)

None of the other answers 

22.

What element(s) do all eukaryotic promoter regions share?

a)

A basal promoter (TATA box)

b)

None of these

c)

All of these

d)

Transcription factors

23.

Which of the following processes is not a type of RNA processing carried out by eukaryotes?

a)

Polyadenylation of the 3' end

b)

Nucleotide excision repair

c)

Splicing and removal of introns

d)

Capping of the 5' end

24.

Which of the following is not a type of RNA?

a)

rRNA

b)

cRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

mRNA

25.

All of the follwing are types of alternative RNA splicing except __________.

a)

exon reversal

b)

dual splice site

c)

skipped exon

d)

alternative 3' splicing