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protein synthesis

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is responsible for synthesizing or making the protein chain?

a)

Ribosome

b)

mRNA

c)

Polypeptide Chain

d)

DNA

2.

When going from DNA to mRNA, this process is called?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

3.

When going from mRNA to Amino Acids, this process is called?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

Replication

4.

Protein polypeptide chains are made from....

a)

Amino Acids

b)

Glucose

c)

Lipid

d)

Nucleic Acids

5.

Who is responsible for carrying and bringing the amino acids over to the ribosome?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

DNA

d)

Glucose

6.

What is used to connect the amino acids into a long chain?

a)

peptide bond

b)

mRNA

c)

DNA

d)

Glucose

7.

Where does transcription happen?

a)

Inside the Nucleus

b)

Outside the Nucleus in the Cytoplasm

8.

The following nucleotides can be found in DNA select all that apply.

a)

Adenine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

e)

Thymine

9.

The following nucleotides can be found in RNA select all that apply.

a)

Adenine

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

e)

Thymine

10.

Which of the following are properties of RNA?

a)

Ribose Sugar

b)

Deoxyribose Sugar

c)

Single Stranded

d)

Double Stranded

11.

What is the process to code for protein?

a)

DNA --> mRNA --> Protein

b)

mRNA--> DNA--Protein

c)

Protein-->DNA-->mRNA

d)

DNA--> Protein -m-RNA

12.

UUACUACG could be the code for?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

Protein

13.

TAGACG could be the code for?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

Protein

14.

Phe Ser Cys could be the code for?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

Protein

15.

The DNA code determines...

a)

The code sequence for the protein

b)

The amount of protein

c)

The folding of the protein

d)

The changes in the protein

16.

What is the monomer, "building block" of proteins

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Polypeptide

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Carbohydrate

17.

Which is true of DNA?

a)

It is the genetic code for all living organisms.

b)

It is only unique to mammals and plants

c)

It is only unique to bacteria

d)

It is directly used to make proteins

18.

In what process is mRNA synthesized?

a)

Transcription

b)

Translation

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Mitosis

19.

How many nucleotides equal 1 amino acid?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

20.

TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: TACGTTACT

a)

AUGCAAUGA

b)

ATGCAATGA

c)

AUGGATUGA

d)

TACGTTACT

21.
The DNA sequence ATCAGCGCTGGC is part of a gene. how many amino acids are coded for by this message?
a)
4
b)
8
c)
12
d)
20
22.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
23.
What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Tyrosine
c)
Leucine
d)
Stop codon
24.

The genetic code can help you translate mRNA into ___________?

a)

nucleotides

b)

fatty acids

c)

amino acids

d)

glucose

25.

What amino acid does the DNA strand - TAC - code for?

(hint: first you have to transcribe it into mRNA)

a)

Tyr

b)

Asn

c)

Ile

d)

Met

26.

What amino acid does the mRNA codon AGG code for?

a)

Arg

b)

Lys

c)

Ser

d)

Met

27.

What type of mutation is this?

a)

Nonsense

b)

Missense

c)

Silent

28.

What type of mutation is this?

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

29.

What type of mutation is this?

a)

Point

b)

Frameshift

30.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

31.

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

a)

Insertions only

b)

Substitution only

c)

Deletion only

d)

Insertions and Deletions

32.

ATTTGAGCC- Original

ATTGAGCC - Mutated

The example above is an example of a

a)

Insertion- Frameshift

b)

Deletion- Substitution

c)

Deletion -Frameshift

d)

All of the above

33.

Identify the DELETION mutation form the following:

ATG CCA AAT

a)

ATG TCA AAT

b)

ATG CCT AAA T

c)

ATC CA AT

d)

ATG CCA AAT

34.

Which mutation will cause translation to stop?

a)

Mutations 1 and 3 only

b)

Mutation 1 only

c)

Mutation 2 only

d)

Muations 1, 2, 3

35.

True or False: All of your body cells contain the same genes.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What is this a picture of?

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

tRNA

37.

What needs to bonds to a gene before it can be transcribed?

a)

positive transcription factor

b)

negative transcription factor

c)

Ribosome

d)

mRNA destroyer

38.

Use your CODON CHART to answer the following question.


What amino acid is codded for by the codon GCA?

a)

serine

b)

alanine

c)

arginine

d)

proline

39.

Use the CODON CHART to answer the following question.


What amino acid is coded for by the codon CAG?

a)

histidine

b)

tyrosine

c)

valine

d)

glutamine

40.

Use the CODON CHART to answer the following question.


Which of these codons would NOT result in the production of a protein being stopped?

a)

UAA

b)

UGA

c)

UAG

d)

UGG

41.

Which of the following codons will code for aspartic acid?

a)

AAU

b)

GAG

c)

GAU

d)

UGG

42.

Use the CODON CHART to answer the following question.


CCG UUG ACC GCG


What is the sequence of amino acids that will be translated from the mRNA above?

a)

proline - threonine - alanine - luecine

b)

proline - leucine - threonine - alanine

c)

proline - phenylalanine - tyrosine - arginine

d)

arginine - leucine - threoinine - alanine

43.

Use your codon chart to answer the following question:


GCG ACU AAA UUU


What is the sequence of amino acids that will be translated from the mRNA above?

a)

alanine - lysine - phenlalanine - alanine - threonine

b)

alanine - phenlalanine - threonine - lysine

c)

alanine - threonine - phenlalanine - lysine

d)

alanine - threonine - lysine - phenlalanine

44.

Use your codon chart to answer the following question:


UAU ACG GCU CCA


What is the sequence of amino acids that will be translated from the mRNA above?

a)

tyrosine - alanine - proline - threonine

b)

threonine - tyrosine - alanine - proline

c)

tyrosine - threonine - alanine - proline

d)

tyrosine - proline - alanine - threonine

45.

Use your codon chart to answer the following question:


AUG AGA ACG CCG


What is the amino acid sequence from the mRNA above?

a)

methionine - arginine - proline - threoinine

b)

methionine - alanine - threoinine - proline

c)

methionine - arginine - threoinine - proline

d)

methionine - proline- arginine - threoinine

46.

The process of using DNA to make copies of RNA is known as-

a)

respiration

b)

transcription

c)

photosynthesis

d)

translation

47.

The process of using the information in mRNA to make a protein is know as -

a)

exocytosis

b)

endocytosis

c)

translation

d)

transcription

48.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA
a)
4
b)
2
c)
6
d)
12
49.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
50.
Which phase of which process does this picture show?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication

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