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3. L6 Protein Synthesis Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a gene?

a)

A type of amino acid

b)

A type of RNA

c)

A type of protein

d)

A segment of DNA

2.

What does the genetic code specify?

a)

The shape of DNA

b)

The color of an organism

c)

The chemical structure of a protein

d)

The size of a cell

3.

What are the three parts of a gene?

a)

DNA, RNA, proteins

b)

Exons, introns, ribosomes

c)

Amino acids, proteins, enzymes

d)

Promoter, codons, stop codon

4.

What is the first step of protein synthesis?

a)

Termination

b)

Translation

c)

Transcription

d)

Replication

5.

What molecule is produced during transcription?

a)

rRNA

b)

DNA

c)

tRNA

d)

mRNA

6.

What enzyme is responsible for transcription?

a)

Ribosome

b)

RNA polymerase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

Ligase

7.

What are exons?

a)

Regions that do not code for proteins

b)

Parts of a ribosome

c)

Coding regions in mRNA

d)

Types of amino acids

8.

Where does translation take place?

a)

In the nucleus

b)

In the ribosomes

c)

In the mitochondria

d)

In the cytoplasm

9.

What does tRNA carry?

a)

Amino acids

b)

mRNA

c)

DNA

d)

Ribosomes

10.

What is the role of the anticodon in tRNA?

a)

To initiate transcription

b)

To form ribosomes

c)

To pair with mRNA codons

d)

To bind to amino acids

11.

What happens when the entire mRNA sequence is translated?

a)

RNA is destroyed

b)

DNA is replicated

c)

A new gene is created

d)

A protein is formed

12.

What is a polypeptide chain?

a)

A type of protein

b)

A chain of amino acids

c)

A type of RNA

d)

A segment of DNA

13.

What separates the coding regions in eukaryotic mRNA?

a)

Codons

b)

Introns

c)

Promoters

d)

Exons

14.

What is the function of the promoter?

a)

To code for proteins

b)

To regulate the initiation of transcription

c)

To terminate transcription

d)

To bind amino acids

15.

What is the final product of protein synthesis?

a)

DNA

b)

RNA

c)

A newly formed protein

d)

A ribosome