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Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are polypeptides?

a)

chains of carbohydrates

b)

chains of amino acids

c)

chains of fatty acids

d)

chains of nucleic acids

2.

Chains of amino acids fold into ______________.

a)

traits

b)

DNA

c)

proteins

d)

nucleotides

3.

The order of __________ determine which protein will be made.

a)

DNA

b)

Chromosomes

c)

nucleotides

d)

genes

4.

What dictates the shape of a protein?

a)

the shape of the RBC

b)

the consumed amino acids

c)

how much you eat

d)

the position of all amino acids in the chain

5.

Why is folding so important in proteins?

a)

It gives them a unique, functional shape

b)

It makes them look tidier

c)

It makes every protein molecule different from the next even if they are the same type

d)

The folding is random so is not that important at all

6.

What determines the function of a protein?

a)

shape/structure

b)

bonds

c)

amino acids

d)

blood type

7.

The function of most proteins depends primarily on the

a)

type and order of amino acids

b)

environment of the organism

c)

availability of starch molecules

d)

nutritional habits of the organism

8.

Two proteins in the same cell perform different functions. This is because the two proteins are composed of

a)

chains folded the same way and the same sequence of simple sugars

b)

chains folded differently and a different sequence of simple sugars

c)

chains folded differently and a different sequence of amino acids

d)

chains folded the same way and the same sequence of amino acids

9.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
10.
One difference between DNA and RNA is that....
a)
Only RNA has the base Uracil
b)
only RNA contains the base Thymine
c)
only RNA contains the base Cytocine
d)
only RNA contained the base Guanine
11.
A triplet (3 bases)  of mRNA is called a
a)
codon
b)
anticodon
c)
amino acid
d)
peptide bond
12.

What is the correct order to make a protein?

a)

Protein, DNA, RNA

b)

RNA, DNA, Protein

c)

DNA, RNA, Protein

d)

Protein, RNA, DNA

13.
Where does Translation occur?
a)
Proteins
b)
Mitochondria
c)
Ribosomes
d)
Cytoplasm
14.
What process is occurring in this photo?
a)
Transcription
b)
DNA unwinding
c)
Translation
d)
Transfer RNA is creating bases