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Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

Which enzyme is not involved in the replication process?

a)

Helicase

b)

RNA polymerase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

Ligase

2.

Which statement is true of an mRNA?

a)

it is translated in the nucleus

b)

it enters the ribosome on the A site

c)

it is translated in the 5' to 3' direction

d)

it is catalysed by a reverse transcriptase enzyme

3.

What is the function of DNA polymerase I during DNA replication?

a)

it catalyses the synthesis of a short RNA primer

b)

it catalyses the synthesis of Okazaki fragments

c)

it catalyses the joining of Okazaki fragments

d)

it catalyses the replacement of the primer with a DNA fragment

4.

Which statements explain the role of ribosomes in protein synthesis?

a)

ribosome contains protein and RNA

b)

ribosome contains protein and RNA

c)

ribosome act as anticodon binding site

d)

the ribosome provides the site for formation of peptide bonds

5.

Which statement is true of transcription?

a)

the DNA polymerase is used to synthesise DNA

b)

the antisense strand is used as a template

c)

it begins with ATG and ends with TAG

6.

Which enzyme is involved in protein synthesis?

a)

Ligase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

Helicase

7.

Rearrange the following event of DNA replication in correct order

1. bonds between complementary bases form

2. DNA molecule uncoils

3. opposite strands separate

4. sugar-phosphate bonds form in the new strands

5. free nucleotide align with complementary nucleotides on each strand

a)

2,5,3,1,4

b)

2,3,5,1,4

c)

2,5,3,4,1

d)

3,2,5,4,1

8.

DNA replicates by a semiconservative mechanism means that..

a)

only one strand is copied

b)

the two strands of a double helix hve identical base sequences

c)

each double helix consists of one old and one newly synthesized strand

d)

some portions of a single DNA strand are old, and other portions are newly synthesized

9.

In DNA replication, a lagging strand is formed by

a)

joining primers

b)

joining leading strands

c)

joining Okazaki fragments

d)

joining primers, Okazaki fragments and leading strands

10.

The genetic code is defined as a series of (a)   in mRNA.