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Unit 7.10 Assessment

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How are DNA and RNA different? Select all true statements that apply.

a)

DNA is a double helix but RNA is single strand

b)

DNA has ribose sugar, RNA has deoxyribose sugar.

c)

DNA has bases ATGC, RNA has AUGC

d)

DNA is made of codons, but RNA is not.

2.

What two processes determine the specific kind of job a cell will differentiate to do? Choose two.

a)

Gene regulation

b)

Gene expression

c)

Protein Synthesis

d)

DNA replication

3.
_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.
a)
mRNA / a protein
b)
a protein / mRNA
c)
Ribosome / Nucleus
d)
mRNA / tRNA
4.
Which RNA bases would pair with TAC  in transcription
a)
AUG
b)
ATG
c)
GCA
d)
GCA
5.
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
6.
A triplet (3 bases)  of mRNA is called a
a)
codon
b)
anticodon
c)
amino acid
d)
peptide bond
7.
What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
a)
Aspartic Acid
b)
Histidine
c)
Glutamine
d)
Methionine
8.

The process of making RNA (i.e. mRNA) from DNA is called

a)

Replication

b)

Transcription

c)

Translation

d)

Division

9.

What is the correct sequence for protein synthesis?

a)

rRNA --> DNA --> Protein---->mRNA

b)

Protein --> rRNA --> DNA---->tRNA

c)

DNA ----> mRNA ---->tRNA----> Protein

d)

DNA --> Protein --> tRNA-->mRNA

10.

A protein is built during this process

a)

translation

b)

transcription

11.

Assuming all of the mutations listed below only apply to one single base pair, which are most likely to result in a nonfunctional protein? Select all that apply.

a)

Nonsense

b)

Insertion

c)

Silent

d)

Deletion

12.

The following codon is translated into which amino acid?


UAA

a)

STOP

b)

Phenylalanine

c)

Valine

d)

Aspartic acid

13.
Anything in the environment that can cause a mutation
a)
frameshift mutation
b)
chromosomal alteration
c)
mutation
d)
mutagen
14.

Which of these are nitrogenous bases used in DNA?

a)

A

b)

U

c)

T

d)

C

e)

G

15.
What type of gene mutation has occurred here? Normal-
AGA-TTC-ATA-GCG
Mutant-
AGA-TTC-AAT-AGC-G
a)
deletion frameshift
b)
insertion frameshift
c)
substitution
d)
nonsense
16.
In eukaryotes, functional messenger RNA molecules are made from
a)
exons spliced together after introns are removed
b)
introns spliced together after eons are removed
c)
exons spliced together with introns
d)
long pieces of RNA shortened by the Dicer enzyme
17.
In eukaryotic cells, transcription cannot begin until 
a)
the two DNA strands have completely separated and exposed the promoter.
b)
several transcription factors have bound to the promoter.
c)
the 5' caps are removed from the mRNA.
d)
the DNA introns are removed from the template.
18.
The parts of a gene that do NOT code for amino acids in a protein are called
a)
introns
b)
exons
c)
codons
d)
anticodons
19.
How many bases are in one codon?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
20.

Units of 3 nucleotide bases in mRNA which code for a single

amino acid.

a)

Mitosis

b)

Base Pairing

c)

Anti codon

d)

Codon

21.

The reverse codon found on the tRNA.

a)

Codon

b)

Anticodon

c)

Mitosis

d)

Meiosis

22.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

23.

What is the location in the cell for translation?

a)

Cytoplasm

b)

Nucleus

c)

Lysosome

d)

Golgi apparatus

24.
Which is a difference between DNA and RNA
a)
RNA is double stranded
b)
RNA is not made of nucleotides
c)
RNA contains Uracil instead of Thymine
d)
RNA does not contain a sugar