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Protein Synthesis

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 19mins

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Class
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1.

Base your answer to this question on the Universal Genetic Code Chart and on your knowledge of biology.

When provided with a sequence of bases in one segment of mRNA, the Universal Genetic Code Chart is

used to

a)

directly identify the DNA from an animal cell

b)

determine the sequence of amino acids in a protein

c)

change the RNA sequence of a protein into DNA

d)

identify the specific mutations in the genetic material in a cell

2.
What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA?
a)
 Met-Pro-Val-Stop
b)
Met-Pro-Arg-Stop
c)
 Tyr-Gly-His
d)
Tyr-Gly-Arg-His
3.
What process is occurring in this photo?
a)
Transcription
b)
DNA unwinding
c)
Translation
d)
Transfer RNA is creating bases
4.
What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?
a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
RNA
d)
DNA
5.

Which codon below is the code for Leucine?

a)

UUA

b)

UUC

c)

AUU

d)

CUA

6.

What is the structure shown in the middle of the pink box?

a)

tRNA

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Anticodon

d)

Codon

7.

What is the structure shown in the middle of the pink box?

a)

tRNA

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Anticodon

d)

Codon

8.

What is the structure shown in the middle of the pink box?

a)

tRNA

b)

Amino Acid

c)

Anticodon

d)

Codon

9.
What happens during transcription?
a)
DNA is made into amino acids
b)
DNA is made into mRNA
c)
DNA is made into a protein
10.

What process occurs in the nucleus of the cell?

a)

Transcription in which DNA is used as a template to make messenger RNA

b)

Translation in which DNA is used as a template to make messenger RNA

c)

Translation in which amino acids bond together by peptide bonds

d)

Transcription in which tRNA matches to the correct codon.

11.

In order to create proteins, Ribosomes read the mRNA sequence in groups of 3 nucleotide sets known as _____________.

a)

Codons

b)

Anticodons

c)

Triplets

d)

Groups

12.

A codon is made up of _ nucleotides in mRNA?

a)

2

b)

1

c)

3

d)

6

13.

What terminates (stops) translation?

a)

A start codon like MET

b)

A stop codon like UGA

c)

Transcription making RNA

d)

the transfer of DNA out of the nucleus

14.

A section of chromosome that codes for a trait can be called:

a)

a centromere

b)

a gene

c)

a lipid

d)

tRNA

15.

What is the role/purpose of DNA

a)

releases energy

b)

provides food for an organism

c)

provides protection from disease

d)

provides instructions for making proteins

16.

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

a)

Ribosome

b)

Nucleus

c)

Cytoplasm

d)

Nucleotide

17.

Which of the following is the complementary mRNA sequence to this DNA strand: AACTGAA

a)

UUGACUU

b)

TTGACTT

c)

AACTGAA

d)

AACUGAA

18.
What is the location in the cell for transcription?
a)
nucleus
b)
cytoplasm
c)
ribosome
d)
mitochondria
19.
What is the location in the cell for translation?
a)
nucleus
b)
mitochondria
c)
ribosome
d)
chloroplast
20.

Choose the sequence of the mRNA strand that would match up with to the following DNA strand:

GTACAT

a)

CATGTA

b)

GAUCUA

c)

CAUGUA

d)

CUTGTU

21.

What brings the amino acids to the ribosome to assemble a protein?

a)
mRNA
b)
tRNA
c)
rRNA
d)

DNA

22.

Which process does this diagram illustrate?

a)

transcription

b)

DNA replication

c)

translation

23.

What determines the shape and function of a protein?

a)

The sequence of amino acids

b)

The type of ribosome that assembles the protein

c)

The cell that manufactures the protein

24.
Transcribe the following sequence of DNA into RNA:
AAG   CTT   TGC
a)
TTC  GAA  ACG
b)
UUC  GAA ACG
c)
TTC  GUU  UCG
d)
UUC  GUU  UCG
25.

the tRNA carries an

a)

Amino Acid

b)

Polysaccaride

c)

Lipid

d)

DNA

26.

During transcription, DNA is converted in mRNA inside the _______.

a)

Cell Membrane

b)

Ribosome

c)

Nucleus

d)

Cytoplasm

27.

During Translation, mRNA finds a ________ to make a protein.

a)

Nucleus

b)

Ribosome

c)

Amino Acid

d)

Mitochondria

28.

Use your codon chart to match the mRNA ACU to the correct amino acid.

a)

Thr

b)

Ala

c)

Val

d)

Gly

29.

Use your codon chart to find the amino acid that codes for AGU

a)

Tyr

b)

Gly

c)

Arg

d)

Ser

30.

Use your codon chart to find the amino acid that codes for the mRNA codon GCA

a)

Thr

b)

Ala

c)

Pro

d)

Ser

31.

Amino Acids form a __________ ____ that is then folded into a protein

a)

Polypeptide Chain

b)

Protein Chain

c)

Carbohydrate

d)

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid

32.

What is the process occurring in the nucleus of the cell seen in the diagram?

a)

transcription, the decoding of DNA into a messenger RNA molecule

b)

translation, the production of proteins from messenger RNA

c)

elongation, the binding of amino acids with a peptide bond

d)

termination, the release of a completed polypeptide chain

33.

The process that occurs inside of the nucleus is​ (a)   where​ (b)   . The process that occurs outside if the nucleus at the ribosome is​ (c)   where​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
transcription
DNA is transcribed into RNA
translation
RNA is translated into amino acids