WorksheetsProtein Synthesis Dna Rna
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of these is NOT part of a nucleotide?
a)
5-carbon sugar
b)
Phosphate group
c)
Glucose
d)
Nitrogenous base
2.
Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in DNA?
a)
Uracil
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Guanine
3.
Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in RNA?
a)
Uracil
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Guanine
4.
What is the complementary base pair to Adenine in DNA?
a)
Cytosine
b)
Guanine
c)
Thymine
d)
Uracil
5.
What is the complementary base pair to Cytosine in DNA?
a)
Cytosine
b)
Guanine
c)
Thymine
d)
Uracil
6.
Where is DNA found in eukaryotic cells?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosomes
c)
endoplasmic reticulum
d)
phospholipid bilayer
7.
The codon is located on the
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
8.
The anticodon is located on
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
9.
Which molecule brings the amino acid to the ribosome?
a)
DNA
b)
mRNA
c)
tRNA
d)
rRNA
10.
Replicate the following strand of DNA:
AATCATGGA
AATCATGGA
a)
AATCATGGA
b)
TTAGTACCT
c)
UUAGUACCU
d)
GGATAUCUA
11.
In DNA which is a correct base pairing?
a)
A with G
b)
G with T
c)
A with U
d)
A with T
12.
Where does transcription take place?
a)
nucleus
b)
ribosome
c)
cytoplasm
d)
smooth ER
13.
The five carbon sugar found in RNA
a)
Ribose
b)
Deoxyribose
c)
Glucose
14.
What is the relationship between a protein, a cell, and DNA?
a)
DNA -> Protein -> RNA
b)
Protein -> RNA -> DNA
c)
RNA -> DNA -> Protein
d)
DNA -> RNA -> Protein
15.
mRNA stands for
a)
my RNA
b)
messenger RNA
c)
mitosis RNA
d)
mutated RNA
16.
Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?
a)
nitrogenous base
b)
nucleic acid
c)
cholesterol
d)
fatty acid
17.
What is the five carbon ring of sugar in DNA called?
a)
Deoxyribose
b)
Ribose
c)
Glucose
d)
Nucleotides
18.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains Uracil
19.
Translation is the process where
a)
mRNA is created in the Nucleus
b)
mRNA is decoded to form a protein
c)
glucose molecules are made
d)
is where lipids are synthesised
20.
In order for DNA instructions to move from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm of a cell, an RNA copy of a DNA strand must be made. This process, which takes place in the cell nucleus, is called
a)
translation
b)
mutation
c)
DNA replication
d)
transcription
21.
Amino acids are joined together in order to form
a)
DNA
b)
ribosomes
c)
proteins
d)
RNA
22.
tRNA is involved in
a)
carrying amino acids
b)
carrying ribosomes
c)
carrying glucose
d)
carrying lipids
23.
What is the name of 3 bases on mRNA called?
a)
gene
b)
triplet
c)
codon
d)
anticodon
24.
What is occurring in this picture?
(Figure 1)
(Figure 1)
a)
Translation
b)
DNA Replication
c)
Polymerase is unzipping the DNA
d)
Transcription
25.
What is the function of mRNA?
a)
Carries genetic message from DNA to cytoplasm
b)
Transfers amino acids from cytoplasm to ribosome
c)
Stores genetic information in the nucleus
d)
Links amino acids to form protein
26.
One Codon = ____
a)
1 protein
b)
1 amino acid
c)
1 RNA sequence
d)
1 DNA strand
27.
What is the function of the ribosome?
a)
Carries genetic message from DNA to cytoplasm
b)
Transfers amino acids from cytoplasm to ribosome
c)
Stores genetic information in the nucleus
d)
Reads mRNA and links amino acids to form protein
28.
Which process is used to copy DNA in the nucleus?
a)
replication
b)
transcription
c)
translation
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