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Translation Daily

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 5hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which process occurs in the ribosome?
a)

Gene Transcription

b)

Protein Translation

c)

DNA Replication

d)

All of these

2.
Amino acids are joined together in order to form
a)
DNA
b)
ribosomes
c)
proteins 
d)
RNA
3.

A polypeptide is a sequence of ____________________ held together by a ______________ bond.

a)

amino acids; peptide

b)

fatty acids; ionic

c)

proteins; hydrogen

d)

fatty acids; covalent

4.
Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?
a)
YES!
b)
NO!
5.
What does tRNA do?
a)

provides information from DNA to ribosomes

b)

brings amino acids to the ribosomes

c)

makes up ribosomes

d)

builds proteins

6.

Initiation, the first step of translation begins when the start codon AUG enters which site of the ribosome?

a)

A (aminoacyl) site

b)

P (peptidyl) site

c)

E (exit) site

d)

R (repair) site

7.

Elongation, the second step of translation begins when the start codon AUG enters which site of the ribosome?

a)

A (aminoacyl) site

b)

P (peptidyl) site

c)

E (exit) site

d)

R (repair) site

8.

The peptide (protein) bond occurs when two amino acids are between which two sites of the ribosome? Select both.

a)

A (aminoacyl) site

b)

P (peptidyl) site

c)

E (exit) site

d)

R (repair) site

9.

As elongation continues, which site allows the tRNA and newly formed polypeptide to leave the ribosome?

a)

A (aminoacyl) site

b)

P (peptidyl) site

c)

E (exit) site

d)

R (repair) site

10.

Protein translation ends when a stop codon reaches which site?

a)

A (aminoacyl) site

b)

P (peptidyl) site

c)

E (exit) site

d)

R (repair) site

11.

The three stop codons are the ONLY codons which do not code for an amino acid.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

After translation, which of the following can be reused to make more proteins?

a)

Ribosome

b)

tRNA

c)

mRNA

d)

All options

13.

After translation, the protein moves to which organelle for folding and modification?

a)

Rough ER

b)

Smooth ER

c)

Golgi

d)

Vessicle

14.
which process is shown?
a)
diffusion
b)
repiration
c)
recombination
d)
translation
15.

If the mRNA codon is AUG, what amino acid be added to the growing polypeptide?

a)

Met

b)

Glu

c)

Ala

d)

Phe

16.

What model of a biological process is shown?

a)

Mitosis

b)

Transcription

c)

DNA Replication

d)

Translation

17.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

18.

Explain how the ribosome ensures the correct sequence of amino acids in a protein.

a)

By matching the anticodon of tRNA with the codon on mRNA

b)

By synthesizing mRNA from a DNA template

c)

By forming peptide bonds between amino acids

d)

By transporting amino acids to the nucleus

19.

Explain how mRNA is translated into a protein.

a)

mRNA is transcribed from DNA and then directly forms a protein

b)

mRNA is read by the ribosome, and tRNA brings the corresponding amino acids to form a polypeptide chain

c)

mRNA is replicated to form a double-stranded molecule

d)

mRNA is degraded by nucleases