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Translation- Microbiology

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

Codons are located on....

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

2.

Anti-codons are located on...

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

3.

What cellular structure uses RNA as the blueprint to build proteins?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Golgi

4.

A codon consists of ____ RNA base(s)

a)

one

b)

three

c)

six

d)

two

5.

The start codon is

a)

ATG

b)

UGG

c)

AUG

d)

CAT

6.

What does tRNA do during translation?

a)

it brings a specific segment of DNA to the ribosome for transcription

b)

it brings any amino acid to the ribosome

c)

it brings the ribosomes to the rRNA to initiate translation

d)

it brings a specific amino acid (which depends upon the codon) to the ribosome for translation

7.

The start codon is ______ and it codes for the amino acid _______.

a)

AUG; Methionine

b)

UAG; Cysteine

c)

AUG; cysteine

d)

CUG; Leucine

8.

What kind of bonds form between the amino acids in the growing polypeptide?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

peptide

c)

phosphodiester

d)

Ionic

9.

What happens during termination of translation? (Select all that apply)

a)

The stop codon is reached

b)

The polypeptide is released

c)

The mRNA exits the nucleus

d)

The ribosomal subunits are released from the mRNA

10.

What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence in mRNA that codes for an amino acid?

a)

base

b)

codon

c)

anticodon

d)

promoter sequence

11.

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides in mRNA: AUG GGA ACU CCA

a)

4

b)

2

c)

6

d)

12

12.
The job of tRNA is to
a)

carry amino acids to the ribosomes

b)

carry ribosomes to the ER

c)

carry glucose to mitochondria

d)

carry mRNA out of the nucleus

13.
What would be the tRNA anticodon for the mRNA codon CAG?
a)
GTC
b)
GUC
c)
CUG
d)
CAG
14.
In mRNA, each codon specifies a particular 
a)

nucleotide

b)

amino acid

c)

carbohydrate

d)

pyrimidine

15.

What signals where translation will end?

a)

introns

b)

termination sequence

c)

stop codon

d)

operons

16.

The genetic code is

a)

the process of splicing out introns from genes

b)

all of the DNA in a cell

c)

the set of rules of how each codon is translated into a specific amino acid

d)

how DNA is replicated in cells

17.

Translation happens in (select all that apply)

a)

mitochondria

b)

cytoplasm

c)

endoplasmic reticulum

d)

nucleus