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Translation Practice

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 16mins

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Class
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1.

Use your CODON CHART to answer the following question.


What amino acid is codded for by the codon GCA?

a)

serine

b)

alanine

c)

arginine

d)

proline

2.

Use the CODON CHART to answer the following question.


What amino acid is coded for by the codon CAG?

a)

histidine

b)

tyrosine

c)

valine

d)

glutamine

3.

Use the CODON CHART to answer the following question.


Which of these codons would NOT result in the production of a protein being stopped?

a)

UAA

b)

UGA

c)

UAG

d)

UGG

4.

Use your codon chart to answer the following question:


GCG ACU AAA UUU


What is the sequence of amino acids that will be translated from the mRNA above?

a)

alanine - lysine - phenlalanine - alanine - threonine

b)

alanine - phenlalanine - threonine - lysine

c)

alanine - threonine - phenlalanine - lysine

d)

alanine - threonine - lysine - phenlalanine

5.

Use your codon chart to answer the following question:


AGC UUC AUC GCG


What is the amino acid sequence from the mRNA above?

a)

serine - phenlylalanine - isoluecine - alanine

b)

serine - phenlylalanine - alanine - isoluecine

c)

serine- alanine - phenlylalanine - isoluecine

d)

serine - phenlylalanine - isoluecine - arginine

6.

The production of a protein is organized by which of the following organelles?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

mitochondrion

d)

vesicle

7.

The process of using the information in mRNA to make a protein is know as -

a)

exocytosis

b)

endocytosis

c)

translation

d)

transcription

8.

Which of the following statements concerning codons is true?

a)

Codons are read in the ribosome.

b)

Codons are found in the mRNA sequence.

c)

Codons consist of three RNA bases.

d)

All of the above statements are true.

9.

What is a codon?

a)

It is a triplet (3) of bases in the mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid.

b)

It is an organelle responsible for making proteins.

c)

It is a triplet (3) of bases in the mRNA that codes for a specific gene.

d)

None of the above

10.
What are 3 types of RNA?
a)
mRNA, tRNA, rRNA
b)
aRNA, fRNA, mRNA
c)
TRNA, MRNA, RRNA
d)
MRNA, ARNA, FRNA, MRNA
11.

tRNA is important in that it carries which two molecules (select two answers)

a)

anticodon

b)

amino acid

c)

codon

d)

deoxyribose

12.

label the following diagram

13.

Label the anticodon

14.

Label the amino acid

15.

Label the codon