WorksheetsTranscription/Translation
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 14mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
2.
Which RNA bases would pair with TAC in transcription?
a)
AUG
b)
ATG
c)
GCA
d)
GCA
3.
One difference between DNA and RNA is that....
a)
Only RNA has the base Uracil
b)
only RNA contains the base Thymine
c)
only RNA contains the base Cytocine
d)
only RNA contained the base Guanine
4.
A triplet (3 bases) of mRNA is called a
a)
codon
b)
anticodon
c)
amino acid
d)
peptide bond
5.
Translation happens in the -
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosome
c)
Chloroplast
d)
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
6.
. What are the building blocks of proteins called?
a)
nucleotides
b)
proteins
c)
amino acids
d)
carbohydrates
7.
An RNA molecule is
a)
double helix
b)
always double stranded
c)
usually double stranded
d)
single stranded
8.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
9.
If a strand of DNA had bases in the following order - ATCCGTC, what would be the transcribed mRNA sequence?
a)
TAGGCAG
b)
UAGGCAG
c)
TUGGCUG
d)
None of the above are correct
10.
If a strand of DNA had bases in the following order - ATCCGTC, what would be the replicated complementary strand?
a)
UAGGCAG
b)
ATCCGTC
c)
TAGGCAG
d)
TUGGCTG
11.
Which of the following polypeptides are coded for by the mRNA sequence
5' AUG GUU AAA 3'
a)
Val, Lys, Phe
b)
Met, Asp, Phe
c)
Met, Val, Lys
d)
Ile, Gln, Lys
12.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
a sandwich
13.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
14.
How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT
ATG GGA ACT
a)
4
b)
3
c)
6
d)
2
15.
Which is the organelle that makes proteins?
a)
Nucleus
b)
Ribosomes
c)
Rough ER
d)
Golgi Apparatus
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