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Module 8 Part 1

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In the mRNA. triplet codons specify one

(a)  

2.

What is the start codon?

a)
AUA
b)
AUG
c)
GUG
d)
UAA
3.

Select all that is true: What are the stop codons?

a)

UAA

b)

UGA

c)

UAG

d)

UGG

4.

determined by the site of the initiation AUG

(a)  

5.

•adapt genetic information present as specific triplet codons in mRNA to their corresponding amino acid.

(a)  

6.

tRNAs are Transcribed from DNA by

a)
DNA polymerase
b)
RNA polymerase III
c)
RNA polymerase II
d)
RNA polymerase I
7.

1

(a)  

8.

2

(a)  

9.

3

(a)  

10.

4

(a)  

11.

•Before translation can proceed, tRNA molecules must be chemically linked to their respective amino acids.

This activation process (charging or aminoacylation) is done by

a)
aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases
b)
DNA polymerase
c)
mRNA
d)
ribosomes
12.

•stated that there is a degeneracy at the third position and that the first two positions are more critical.

a)

Crick

b)

Watson

c)

Pasteur

d)

Leeuwenhoek

13.

proposes a more flexible base pairing at the codon's third position

(a)  

14.

In bacteria, the initial amino acid incorporated into all proteins is a modified form of methionine

a)
N-acetylmethionine
b)
L-methionine
c)
S-methylmethionine
d)
N-formylmethionine (fMet)
15.

the biological polymerization of amino acids into polypeptide chains

(a)  

16.

Select all that is true: The process of translation requires

a)

amino acids

b)

messenger RNA

c)

ribosomes

d)

transfer RNA

e)

proteins

17.

1

(a)  

18.

2

(a)  

19.

3

(a)  

20.

4

(a)  

21.

5

(a)  

22.

6

(a)  

23.

Which step during initiation of translation?

a)

mRNA and IF1 bind to small subunit

b)

IF2 and IF3 bind to complex; initiator tRNA binds to mRNA codon in P site

c)

Large subunit binds to complex; IF factors are released; EF-Tu binds to tRNA, facilitating entry into A site

d)

Second charged tRNA has entered A site, facilitated by EF-Tu

24.

Which step during initiation of translation?

a)

mRNA and IF1 bind to small subunit

b)

IF2 and IF3 bind to complex; initiator tRNA binds to mRNA codon in P site

c)

Large subunit binds to complex; IF factors are released; EF-Tu binds to tRNA, facilitating entry into A site

d)

Second charged tRNA has entered A site, facilitated by EF-Tu

25.

Which step during initiation of translation?

a)

mRNA and IF1 bind to small subunit

b)

IF2 and IF3 bind to complex; initiator tRNA binds to mRNA codon in P site

c)

Large subunit binds to complex; IF factors are released; EF-Tu binds to tRNA, facilitating entry into A site

d)

Second charged tRNA has entered A site, facilitated by EF-Tu