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DNA transcription and translation

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA is found in the ...?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Chromosomes

2.

The process of a complementary strand of DNA being copied is called?

a)

Translation

b)

DNA replication

c)

Transcription

d)

DNA sequencing

3.

The ribosome is mainly made up of ..?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

DNA

4.

Amino acids are joined together in a chain using what bond?

a)

Ester bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

c)

Hydrolysis

d)

Peptide bonds

5.

A codon is a group of (a)   RNA bases

6.

What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus?

a)

rRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

RNA polymerase

7.

What is the start codon?

(a)  

8.

What has to happen to start the whole process of transcription and translation?

a)

Gene is switched on

b)

Gene is copied

c)

mRNA leaves the nucleus

d)

Gene is switched off

9.

What happens once a stop codon has been reached? (Multiple answers).

a)

The process will restart once a start codon is reached again

b)

The process will stop and the protein will be released

c)

The protein will then take its shape in the cytoplasm

d)

The tRNA molecule will continue to try to find a matching anticodon

10.

The process of the mRNA sequence being read and a protein being formed is called?

(a)