WorksheetsDNA transcription and translation
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the function of DNA?
a)
Store genetic information
b)
Store energy
c)
Form enzymes
d)
Form the cell membrane
2.
Fill in the complementary bases according to the base-pair rule in DNA: A T C C A G
a)
T U G G T C
b)
T A G G T C
c)
A U C C A G
d)
T A C C A C
3.
DNA codes for...
a)
cholesterol
b)
proteins
c)
fatty acids
d)
carbohydrates
4.
Which is a difference between DNA and RNA
a)
RNA is double stranded
b)
RNA is not made of nucleotides
c)
RNA contains Uracil instead of Thymine
d)
RNA does not contain a sugar
5.
In order for DNA instructions to move from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm of a cell, an RNA copy of a DNA strand must be made. This process, which takes place in the cell nucleus, is called
a)
translation
b)
mutation
c)
DNA replication
d)
transcription
6.
Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription?
a)
AUGCUU
b)
ATGCTT
c)
GCATCC
d)
GCAUCC
7.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
8.
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
9.
Which amino acid is made from the RNA codon UUA?
a)
Phenylalanine
b)
Leucine
c)
Serine
d)
Tyrosine
10.
What is the correct sequence?
a)
RNA --> DNA --> Protein
b)
Protein --> RNA --> DNA
c)
DNA --> RNA --> Protein
d)
DNA --> Protein --> RNA
11.
How many bases are in one codon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
12.
3 Types of RNA
a)
Messenger RNA, Transfer RNA, and Ribosomal RNA
b)
Messenger RNA, Transcription RNA, and Round RNA
c)
Messenger RNA, Translation RNA, and Rough RNA
d)
Messenger RNA, Total RNA, and Residual RNA
13.
There are how many different codons?
a)
64
b)
3
c)
4
d)
16
14.
There are how many different amino acids?
a)
20
b)
64
c)
120
d)
4
15.
tRNA molecules match the mRNA codons with a(n):
a)
Codon
b)
Anti-Codon
c)
Uracil
d)
chromosome
16.
RNA is read in sections called:
a)
Doublets
b)
Genes
c)
Codons
d)
Ribosomes
17.
Translation is a process that produces
a)
mRNA
b)
Polypeptides
c)
Energy
d)
tRNA
18.
What process is going on in this photo?
a)
Transcription
b)
Translation
c)
Replication
d)
All the above
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