Transcription and Translation

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1. Transcription results in:
an amino acid chain
messenger RNA
complementary DNA
okazaki fragments

2. How many different amino acids are there?
3
20
100
an infinite number

3. A section of a chromosome that codes for specific trait:
chromatid
replication fork
gene
base-pair

4. In RNA, 3 codons translate into ______ amino acids
1
3
6
9

5. Translation begins:
at the replication fork
on the lagging strand
at the start codon
in the nucleus

6.The sugar in RNA is _______, the sugar in DNA is _______
deoxyribose, ribose
ribose, deoxyribose
ribose, phosphate
ribose, uracil


7. Which of the following is found on RNA but not DNA?
uracil
deoxyribose
phosphate
adenine

8. RNA is synthesized from the DNA template in a process called ______, which utilizes the enzyme _______
translation, RNA polymerase
transcription, DNA polymerase
transcription, RNA polymerase
replication, DNA polymerase

9. Given the following DNA strand, which of the following is its complementary mRNA? G-G-A-C-T-G-A-T-T
C-C-T-G-A-C-T-A-A
C-C-U-G-A-C-U-A-A
G-G-A-C-T-G-A-T-T
T-T-A-G-T-C-A-G-G

10. Amino acids are joined together by the ribosome into a _________ chain
transfer RNA
DNA polymerase
protein
messenger RNA


11. Once transcription has been completed, which of the following is NOT necessary for protein synethesis to occur?
tRNA
ribosomes
mRNA
DNA


12. Which part of the tRNA molecule binds to the mRNA molecule?
anticodon
codon
amino acid
5 prime end

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