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Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 4 RNA nitrogen bases?

a)

adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

b)

adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

c)

adenine, uracil, cytoplasm, and guanine

d)

adenine, uracil, cytosine, and guanine

2.

After transcription mRNA goes from the nucleus to the _________.

a)

Ribosome

b)

Mitochondria

c)

Endoplasmic Reticulum

d)

Vacuoles

3.

Through the process of transcription, DNA makes a complimentary strand of

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

CNA

d)

PLB

4.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
5.

What are the three stages of Transcription?

a)

Initiation, translation, circulation

b)

Initiation, elongation, termination

c)

Transcription, division, termination

6.

The promoter sequence is…

a)

a DNA sequence where RNA polymerase attaches and initiates transcription

b)

an RNA sequence where transcription is initiated

c)

a DNA sequence where transcription is terminated due to an RNA polymerase

7.

The termination sequence is…

a)

A sequence that signals the beginning of transcription

b)

A sequence that signals the unwinding of the DNA strand

c)

A sequence that signals the end of transcription

8.

What is the role of transcription factors?

a)

To unwind the DNA strand

b)

To bind RNA polymerase and initiate transcription

c)

To terminate the transcription in bacteria

9.

What is RNA splicing?

a)

Where large segments of pre-mRNA are cut from the final mRNA

b)

Where large segments of the pre-mRNA are added to the final mRNA

10.

In which direction does the DNA unwind and the RNA elongate?

a)

Downstream (5’-3’)

b)

Upstream (3’-5’’)