Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Transcription, Translation, and Mutations

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

46

b)

Darn

Nucleotides

Answer

c)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

d)

Dem

Nuclei

Anaphase

2.

What is the name of the enzyme responsible for transcription?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

Helicase

3.

A codon is a group of (a)   RNA bases

4.

What is the start codon?

(a)  

5.

What are 2 differences between DNA and RNA?

(a)  

6.

. What are the building blocks of proteins called?

a)

nucleotides

b)

proteins

c)

amino acids

d)

carbohydrates

7.

B is pointing at the

a)

mRNA

b)

nucleus

c)

tRNA

d)

codon

8.

Where does transcription take place?

a)

cell membrane

b)

nucleus

c)

cytoplasm

d)

ribosome

9.

how many amino acids are there?

a)

5

b)

20

c)

23

d)

46

10.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
11.

Codons are located on....

a)

DNA

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

rRNA

12.

What is the correct sequence for protein synthesis?

a)

rRNA --> DNA --> Protein---->mRNA

b)

Protein --> rRNA --> DNA---->tRNA

c)

DNA ----> mRNA ---->tRNA----> Protein

d)

DNA --> Protein --> tRNA-->mRNA

13.

Use the codon chart to determine the amino acid sequence: (Hint: mRNA must be used to determine the AA sequence!)


ATT CGC ATC

TAA GCG TAG

AUU CGC AUC

UAA GCG UAG

a)

tyrosine, alanine, stop

b)

stop, alanine, tyrosine

c)

start, arginine, methionine

d)

Isoleucine, arginine, isoleucine

14.

A protein is built during this process

a)

translation

b)

transcription

15.

A substitution mutation occurs when

a)

a base pair is missing from the DNA strand

b)

a base pair is added to the DNA strand

c)

a base pair is replaced with a different base pair

16.

An insertion/additon mutation occurs when

a)

a base pair is missing from the DNA strand

b)

a base pair is added to the DNA strand

c)

a base pair is replaced with a different base pair

17.

A deletion mutation occurs when

a)

a base pair is missing from the DNA strand

b)

a base pair is added to the DNA strand

c)

a base pair is replaced with a different base pair

18.

What is the process by which RNA is made from DNA?

a)

Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

19.
Identify the mutation in the picture.
a)
Inversion
b)
Duplication
c)
Deletion
d)
Translocation
20.

If UCU is changed to UCC, this is a _______________________________.

a)

silent mutation

b)

missense mutation

c)

nonsense mutation

d)

frameshift mutation

21.

What mutation has occurred here?

T-G-A-C-C-A

T-G-A-G-C-A

a)

Substitution

b)

Deletion

c)

Insertion

d)

Frameshift

22.

A frameshift mutation where a nucleotide base is added

to the DNA sequence

a)

Insertion Mutation

b)

Deletion Mutation

c)

Substitution Mutation

d)

Chromosomal Mutation

23.

One nucleotide base is changed so only one amino acid

is affected

a)

Substitution Mutation

b)

Point Mutation

c)

Translocation

d)

Inverse Mutation

24.

Mutations that involve parts of or all of

a chromosome

a)

Replication

b)

Deletion Mutation

c)

Chromosomal Mutation

d)

Transcription

25.

Chemical or physical agents in the environment that may cause mutations are called:

a)

mutants

b)

mutagens

c)

chromosomal mutations

d)

missense mutations

26.

In some cases this condition of having extra sets of chromosomes can be beneficial, such as in certain plants that are stronger and larger as a result.

a)

polyploidy

b)

point mutation

c)

frameshift mutation

d)

inversion

27.

What is the start codon?

(a)  

28.

During transcription, adenine pairs up with _________, and guanine pairs up with _____________.

(a)  

29.

The following codon is translated into which amino acid?


AUG

a)

Methionine

b)

Isoleucine

c)

Histidine

d)

Arginine

30.

Is this a strand of DNA or RNA?

TACGGACTA

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

Impossible to tell

31.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
32.
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
33.
The number of codons in the genetic code is
a)
3
b)
4
c)
20
d)
64
34.

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA

a)

Met-Pro-Ala-Val

b)

Met-Pro-Val

c)

Tyr-Gly-His

d)

Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

35.
Changes is DNA sequences that affect genetic information are known as
a)
replications
b)
mutations
c)
transformations
d)
translations