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Transcription- Microbiology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In RNA splicing in eukaryotes, _________ are removed and __________ are connected and remain as part of the mRNA molecule.

a)

Introns; exons

b)

Caps; tails

c)

cytosines; guanines

d)

Okazaki fragments; ligases

2.

Transcription occurs in the _______ of prokaryotes, and in the _________ of eukaryotes.

a)

Cytoplasm ; cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus ; ribosome

c)

Cytoplasm ; nucleus

d)

Nucleus ; cytoplasm

3.

What is the central dogma?

a)

DNA --> mRNA --> tRNA --> rRNA

b)

Template strand --> coding strand --> mRNA

c)

Nucleus --> cytoplasm --> ribosome

d)

DNA --> mRNA --> protein

4.

Which of the following components is involved in the initiation of transcription?

a)

Start codon

b)

Origin

c)

Promoter

d)

Primer

5.

Which of the following types of RNA codes for a protein?

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

dsRNA

d)

tRNA

6.

What is made during transcription?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

Proteins

d)

rRNA

7.

Is this a nucleotide strand of DNA or RNA?

TACGGACTA

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Impossible to tell

8.
The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called
a)
translation
b)
transcription
c)
transformation
d)
replication
9.
Which of the following describes RNA?
a)
RNA is usually double-stranded and contains the base thymine
b)
RNA is usually single-stranded and contains the base uracil
c)
RNA is longer than DNA and uses five bases to encode information
d)
RNA is made in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells and stays there to carry out its functions
10.

What is the name of the enzyme that will transcribe DNA into RNA?

a)

RNA Polymerase

b)

DNA Polymerase

c)

TAP Polymerase

d)

rDNA Polymerase

11.

On which end of the RNA molecule (5' or 3') can additional bases be added to?

a)

5'

b)

3'

c)

new bases can be added on both the 5' and the 3' ends

d)

it depends on the gene

12.
Which of the following is the sugar found in RNA?
a)
Ribose
b)
Maltose
c)
Deoxyribose
d)
Amylose
13.

TRANSCRIBE this DNA sequence: 3' TACGT 5'

a)

5' AUGCA 3'

b)

3' AUGCA 5'

c)

5' ATGCA 3'

d)

5' TACGT 3'

14.
Which of the following best describes how DNA and RNA are similar?
a)
they both contain A and T
b)
They both have a double helix
c)
They are both composed of 5 different nucleotides
d)
they both have C and G
15.
In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 
a)
cytosine
b)
adenine
c)
guanine
d)
thymine
16.

What signals where transcription will begin?

a)

replication fork

b)

primase

c)

promoter sequence

d)

origin of replication

17.

What signals where transcription will stop?

a)

stop codon

b)

terminator sequence

c)

where the lagging strand is

d)

red light

18.

RNA polymerase moves along the template strand of DNA, reading it in the

a)

5' to 3' direction

b)

3' to 5' direction

c)

leading strand direction

d)

promoter direction

19.

To begin transcription, RNA polymerase binds to

a)

the promoter sequence of the template strand of DNA

b)

the promoter sequence of the lagging strand of DNA

c)

the start codon

d)

Okazaki fragments

20.

RNA nucleotides are added onto which end of the growing RNA strand?

a)

5' end

b)

3' end

c)

the end that is nearest the replication fork

d)

RNA nucleotides can be added onto either end