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Biology: Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of decoding a mRNA message into a protein is known as ...

a)

transcription

b)

translation

c)

replication

d)

prescription

2.

Genetic information is transcribed from nucleotide sequences from __________ to __________.

a)

mRNA, DNA

b)

DNA, mRNA

c)

DNA, tRNA

d)

tRNA, mRNA

3.

How many bases long is a single codon?

(a)  

4.

Proteins are made by joining amino acids together into long chains called ...

a)

polypeptides

b)

amino acids

c)

nucleic acids

d)

carbohydrates

5.

In mRNA, what does each codon specify?

a)

a nucleotide

b)

an amino acid

c)

an enzyme

d)

an intron

6.

True or false

Ribosomes use the sequence of codons in mRNA to assemble amino acids into polypeptide chains.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The specific amino acids in a polypeptide and the order in which they are joined determine ...

a)

the properties of a nucleic acid

b)

the properties of a protein

c)

the properties of a ribose sugar molecule

8.

How many different amino acids does the genetic code contain?

a)

3

b)

64

c)

20

d)

23

9.

Where does translation take place?

(a)  

10.

A codon cannot specify more than one amino acid.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Each tRNA molecule has three unpaired bases, collectively called the ...

a)

codon

b)

anticodon

c)

polypeptide

12.

What is the central dogma of molecular biology?

a)

RNA -> DNA -> Protein

b)

Protein -> RNA -> DNA

c)

DNA -> RNA -> Protein

d)

DNA -> Protein -> RNA

13.

The way DNA, RNA, and proteins put together genetic information into action in cells is ...

a)

transciption

b)

gene suppresion

c)

gene replication

d)

gene expression

14.

When is a polypeptide complete?

a)

When a ribosome reaches a anticodon.

b)

When a ribosome reaches a stop codon.

c)

When introns are removed from the mRNA molecule.

15.

How confident are you in your knowledge of protein synthesis?

a)

Not confident, yet. I need to study more and ask for help.

b)

Somewhat confident, but I need to study to learn more.

c)

I am confident in my knowledge and ready for the test!

d)

I am so confident that I could teach my peers about it!