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Protein Synthesis Review- Mrs. D

Total questions: 45

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does rRNA do during protein synthesis?

a)

  ribosome where translation occurs

     

b)

carries the genetic information

c)

carries the amino acid

d)

transcribes the DNA into RNA and leaves the nucleus

2.

What does mRNA do during protein synthesis?

a)

  ribosome where translation occurs

     

b)

carries the genetic information

c)

carries the amino acid

d)

transcribes the DNA into RNA and leaves the nucleus

3.

What does tRNA do during protein synthesis?

a)

  ribosome where translation occurs

     

b)

carries the genetic information

c)

carries the amino acid

d)

transcribes the DNA into RNA and leaves the nucleus

4.

What is the function of DNA?

a)

  ribosome where translation occurs

     

b)

is your genetic information

c)

carries the amino acid

d)

transcribes the DNA into RNA and leaves the nucleus

5.

What is the shape of DNA called?

a)

triple helix

b)

trouble helix

c)

double helix

d)

double helical

6.

Transcription occurs where?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

7.

Translation occurs where?

a)

Mitochondria

b)

Nucleus

c)

Ribosome

d)

Chloroplast

8.

At the end of Transcription you have?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

Amino acids

9.

At the end of Translation you have?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

Amino acids

10.

What makes up the sides of DNA and RNA?

a)

sugar and nucleic acids

b)

sugar and uracil

c)

sugar and adenine

d)

sugar and phosphate

11.

What are the four bases of DNA?

a)
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil
b)
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Uracil
c)
Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil
d)
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Cytosine
12.

What are the four bases of RNA?

a)
adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil
b)
adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine
c)
adenine, thymine, guanine, uracil
d)
adenine, cytosine, guanine, cytosine
13.

DNA to DNA matching: CGA TAA

a)
CGA GAA
b)

GCT ATT

c)
CGA ATA
d)
CGA TAT
14.

DNA to RNA matching: ACT GAT

a)

UGA CUA

b)
ACU GAT
c)
ACU GAA
d)
ACT GAA
15.

What amino acid is made from CAU?

a)
Histidine
b)
Leucine
c)
Glycine
d)
Cysteine
16.

What amino acid is made from ACU?

a)
Alanine
b)
Leucine
c)
Threonine
d)
Glycine
17.

What amino acid is made from GAU?

a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Glycine Aspartate
c)
Glutamic Acid
d)
Glycine
18.

Which letters could have produced the amino acid Cysteine?

a)

UGC

b)

AAG

c)

GAC

d)

GAT

19.

Which letters could have produced the amino acid Leucine?

a)

GUA

b)

CTA

c)

CUA

d)

AGU

20.

Which letters could have produced the amino acid Cysteine?

a)

AGT

b)

UGU

c)

GGA

d)

CGC

21.

Which step is this in protein synthesis? How would I know?

a)

Transcription, because tRNA is present in the ribosome

b)

Translation, because DNA is involved

c)

Termination, because DNA is involved

d)

Transcription, because DNA is involved

22.

Which step is this in protein synthesis? How would I know?

a)

Translation, because tRNA is present in the ribosome

b)

Translation, because DNA is involved

c)

Termination, because DNA is involved

d)

Transcription, because DNA is involved

23.

If I have 37 Guanines in a gene of DNA, how many cytosine should be present?

a)

Know way of knowing the correct answer

b)

47

c)

24

d)

37

24.

What is the function of RNA?

a)
The function of RNA is to store genetic information.
b)
The function of RNA is to replicate DNA.
c)
The function of RNA is to regulate gene expression.
d)
The function of RNA is to transfer genetic information from DNA to the ribosomes for protein synthesis.
25.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

26.

Transcription is a process that in eukaryotic cells takes place in the:

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Golgi Apparatus

d)

Rough E.R.

27.

What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

a)

It carries amino acids to the ribosome.

b)

It carries the genetic code from DNA to the ribosome.

28.

Which type of RNA forms the structure of ribosomes?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

snRNA

29.

A small section of RNA that transports amino acids

to the ribosome for synthesis into proteins.

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

DNA

30.

The job of tRNA is to

a)

copy the genetic code from DNA

b)

bring amino acids to the ribosome

c)

bring the code from the DNA to the ribosome

d)

synthesize amino acids

31.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
32.

Which of the following bases is not found in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Uracil

d)

Cytosine

33.

What are the four nitrogenous bases in DNA?

a)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Thymine

b)

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, Uracil

c)

Adenine, Guanine, Uracil, Thymine

d)

Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Thymine

34.
Normal-
GAG-CTC-GAC-AGA
Mutant
GAG CTC-CAC-AGA
a)
no mutation
b)
substitution
c)
insertion
d)
deletion
35.

DNA molecule segment is : TTA CGC
The mutated DNA segment is TTC GC. This is an example of ___ mutation.

a)
Substitution
b)
Deletion
c)
Insertion
d)
Inversion
36.

RNA is double stranded.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

RNA is read in chunks of three, called...

a)
quadralets
b)

antelope

c)
codons
d)
capsids
38.

Original: ATC CAT
Mutation: ATC GCA T
What mutation occurred?

a)
deletion
b)
insertion
c)
silent
d)
transverse
39.

DNA is a double helix.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Mrs. Dobler is cool.

a)

True

b)

False

41.
What is the definition of DNA mutation? 
a)
The original DNA strand
b)
The strand with four pairs 
c)
A change in the DNA strand
d)
The strand in a double helix 
42.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

43.

Which sugar is found in DNA

a)
ribose
b)
glucose
c)
fructose
d)
deoxyribose
44.

Which sugar is found in RNA

a)
Glucose
b)
Ribose
c)
Mannose
d)
Fructose
45.

What are the three types of RNA?

a)

mRNA

tRNA

sRNA

b)

gRNA

tRNA

rRNA

c)

mRNA

tRNA

rRNA

d)

mRNA

aRNA

gRNA