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Protein synthesis Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the location of transcription?

a)
mitochondria
b)

nucleus

c)

ribosome

d)
cell membrane
2.

What is the product of translation?

a)

mRNA

b)

DNA

c)

Protein

d)
cell membrane
3.

What is the correct order of events in protein synthesis (central dogma)?

? ----------> ? ----------> ?

a)

DNA to Protein to mRNA

b)

Protein to mRNA to DNA

c)

DNA to mRNA to Protein

4.

What is A pointing to?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

DNA

d)

Codon

5.

What enzyme takes a DNA gene segment, and synthesizes mRNA during transcription?

a)
DNA helicase
b)

Ligase

c)
RNA polymerase
d)
ATP synthase
6.

Give the amino acid sequence for the follow mRNA:

AUG CCU

a)

Met-Leu

b)

Met-His

c)

Met-Arg

d)

Met-Pro

7.

A codon is three nucleotides of mRNA. What does it code for?

a)

1 amino acid

b)

3 amino acids

c)

1 protein

d)

3 proteins

8.

What is the matching DNA strand:

ATT GGC

a)

TAA CCG

b)

ATT GGC

c)

UAA CCG

d)

AUU GGC

9.

________ are segments of DNA that code for a protein.

a)

Genes

b)

mRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

Proteins

10.

Observe the picture. What statement below is TRUE.

a)

Changes to DNA can change the protein

b)

Changes to RNA can change the DNA

c)

Changes to DNA will not affect the protein

d)

Changes to amino acids can change replication