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Protein Synthesis and Mutations 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

a)

nucleotides

b)

lipids

c)

amino acids

d)

fatty acids

2.

In DNA replication, if the original sequence reads AAT TTG CGC CCA ATT, the complementary DNA strand would read?

a)

AAU UUC GCG GGU UAA

b)

AAT TTG CGC CCA ATT

c)

UUA AAC GCG GGU UAA

d)

TTA AAC GCG GGT TAA

3.

In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of CYTOSINE present is always equal to the amount of what nitrogenous base?

a)

adenine

b)

guanine

c)

thymine

d)

uracil

4.

Why is DNA important?

a)

because we eat it every day for energy

b)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

c)

it is extremely small and very long

d)

it is in everything

5.

Transcription is a process that in eukaryotic cells takes place in the ________.

a)

ribosome

b)

mitochondria

c)

cytoplasm

d)

nucleus

6.

Translation is a process that in eukaryotic cells takes place in the __________.

a)

ribosome

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

7.

For proteins to be made, DNA must be copied into________.

a)

chromosome

b)

gene

c)

nucleus

d)

RNA

8.

The main function of tRNA is to __________.

a)

bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

b)

string together complementary RNA and DNA strands

c)

carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins

d)

form a portion of ribosomes

9.

Which of the following statements best describes why a change in only one DNA nucleotide base of a gene on the DNA strand could result in an incorrect protein being produced by the gene?

a)

The change creates an additional mRNA strand.

b)

The change causes cells to divide in an uneven way.

c)

The change alters the amino acid sequence coded for by the

gene.

d)

The change prevents mRNA from being made.

10.

Which of the following nucleotides is NOT present in the mRNA strand after transcription?

a)

adenine

b)

thymine

c)

cytosine

d)

guanine

11.

RNA is read by three's in sections called _________.

a)

codons

b)

anticodons

c)

gene

d)

chromosome

12.

A mutation is a __________ in the nucleotide base sequence of a gene.

a)

wrinkle

b)

cut

c)

fold

d)

change

13.

GAT TGA CAC (Original)

GAT GAC AC (Mutated)

The example above is an example of a what type of mutation?

a)

point -

missense

b)

point -

nonsense

c)

frameshift -

insertion

d)

frameshift -

deletion

14.

What mutation has occurred here?

G-A-T-C-C-A

G-A-T-G-C-A

a)

silent

b)

point

c)

frameshift

d)

insertion

15.

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

a)

Isoleucine

b)

Leucine

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Glutamine