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POGIL Wrap-Up: Transcription

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where is DNA made into RNA?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Cell Membrane

2.

In RNA, C pairs with G , and A pairs with

a)

U

b)

A

c)

C

d)

T

3.

In DNA, C pairs with G , and A pairs with

a)

U

b)

A

c)

C

d)

T

4.

The end product of transcription is a double-stranded mRNA, that contains information on the proteins that need to be synthetized

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

5.

The template strand of DNA is read in the (a)   direction, which means that the mRNA strand is synthetized in the 5' to 3' direction.

6.
How does RNA differ from DNA?
a)
RNA contains uracil and deoxyribose
b)
RNA contains ribose and thymine
c)
RNA contains uracil and ribose
d)
RNA contains adenine and ribose
7.
How would the DNA sequence GCTATA be transcribed to mRNA?
a)
GCUAUA
b)
CGATAT
c)
CGAUAU
d)
GCUTUT
8.

What is the correct order to make a protein?

a)

Protein, DNA, RNA

b)

RNA, DNA, Protein

c)

DNA, RNA, Protein

d)

Protein, RNA, DNA

9.

What enzyme does transcription use?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

ligase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

helicase

10.
What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
RNA
d)
DNA
11.
what does mRNA do?
a)
carry info from genes to ribosomes
b)
carry amino acids to ribosomes
c)
help with RNA splicing
d)
make up ribosomes
12.
True or false:  RNA is double-stranded.
a)
true
b)
false
c)
it depends on the type
13.
Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?
a)
C
b)
T
c)
U
d)
A
14.

Why must transcription occur where DNA can be found?

a)

because DNA can't leave

b)

because ribosomes are in the nucleus

c)

because DNA polymerase is found there

d)

because helicase unzips the DNA

15.

The goal of transcription is to make RNA.

a)

True

b)

False