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Transcription Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main transcription enzyme?

a)

Helicase

b)

Ligase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

DNA polymerase

2.

What is the first step of gene expression?

a)

Mutation

b)

Transcription

c)

Replication

d)

Translation

3.

Which DNA strand is used as a template during transcription?

a)

Template strand

b)

Non-template strand

c)

Coding strand

d)

mRNA strand

4.

What is the role of the TATA box in eukaryotic promoters?

a)

Initiation site

b)

Transcription termination

c)

Promoter recognition

d)

Elongation signal

5.

In which direction does RNA polymerase build a new RNA strand?

a)

Random

b)

Bidirectional

c)

3' to 5'

d)

5' to 3'

6.

What happens during the elongation stage of transcription?

a)

RNA strand gets shorter

b)

RNA polymerase binds to DNA

c)

RNA strand gets longer

d)

RNA is processed into protein

7.

What is the process of ending transcription called?

a)

Elongation

b)

Initiation

c)

Termination

d)

Translation

8.

Which termination strategy is found in bacteria and involves a protein called Rho factor?

a)

Transcript termination

b)

Rho-dependent termination

c)

Rho-independent termination

d)

Polymerase termination

9.

What happens in Rho-independent termination in bacteria?

a)

RNA polymerase catches up with DNA

b)

RNA polymerase stalls

c)

RNA transcript folds back on itself

d)

RNA polymerase binds to Rho factor

10.

What is the RNA transcript called after termination in eukaryotes?

a)

snRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

tRNA

11.

Which RNA polymerase in humans does not attach directly to promoters?

a)

RNA polymerase I

b)

RNA polymerase II

c)

RNA polymerase III

d)

RNA polymerase IV

12.

What is the region of opened-up DNA called before transcription can take place?

a)

Promoter sequence

b)

Terminator region

c)

Transcription bubble

d)

Initiation site

13.

What is the role of the - ‍   10 ‍   element in bacterial promoters?

a)

Termination signal

b)

Transcription initiation

c)

DNA opening

d)

Promoter recognition

14.

Which nucleotides are replaced with U nucleotides in the newly made RNA?

a)

G

b)

C

c)

T

d)

A

15.

What is the site on the DNA from which the first RNA nucleotide is transcribed called?

a)

Initiation site

b)

Termination site

c)

Promoter site

d)

Elongation site