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CENTRAL DOGMA

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who described DNA as a double helix?

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Friedrich Meischer

d)

Erwin Chargaff

2.

This process is called:

a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

DNA Replication

3.

Transcription goes from:

a)

DNA to DNA

b)

DNA to Protein

c)

DNA to RNA

d)

None of the above

4.
Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?
a)
DNA-protein-RNA
b)
Protein-RNA-DNA
c)
RNA-protein-DNA
d)
DNA-RNA-protein
5.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
smooth ER
6.
The anticodon is located on 
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
7.
The main function of tRNA is to...
a)
carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
b)
form a portion of ribosomes
c)
string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
d)
bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes
8.
DNA has a ______ strand; RNA has a ______ strand.
a)
double/double
b)
double/triple
c)
double/single
d)
single/single
9.
Assembles RNA during transcription
a)
RNA Polymerase 
b)
Mutations
c)
Gene Expression
d)
Point Mutation
10.

What must happen before the the ribosome starts building mRNA?

a)

Ribosome has to find a start codon

b)

Ribosome has to find a promoter region of DNA

c)

Ribosome must go through replication

d)

Ribosome must do a warm-up run

11.
What is the sugar in RNA?
a)
glucose
b)
ribose
c)
fructose
d)
lactose
12.

The polymerase binding sites are called

(a)  

13.

5'----------> 3' is called ________ strand.

a)

Template

b)

Promoter

c)

Coding

d)

Terminator

14.
What is the name for when DNA makes another copy of itself?
a)
transcription
b)
translation
c)
replication
d)
duplication
15.
What are the building blocks of proteins called?
a)
DNA
b)
RNA
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Amino Acids