4.2.9 Formative Assessment
Multiple Choice Questions:
____ 1. Unlike DNA, RNA contains
a. | adenine. |
b. | uracil. |
c. | phosphate groups. |
d. | thymine. |
____ 2. Which type of RNA brings the information in the genetic code from the nucleus to other parts of the cell?
a. | rRNA |
b. | tRNA |
c. | mRNA |
d. | RNA polymerase |
____ 3. What happens during translation?
a. | Messenger RNA is made from a DNA code. |
b. | The cell uses a messenger RNA code to make proteins. |
c. | Transfer RNA is made from a messenger RNA code. |
d. | Copies of DNA molecules are made. |
____ 4. Genes contain instructions for assembling
a. | DNA |
b. | RNA |
c. | proteins. |
d. | mutagens. |
____ 5. Which is the correct sequence of the transfer of information in most organisms?
a. | protein to DNA to RNA |
b. | RNA to DNA to protein |
c. | DNA to RNA to protein |
d. | RNA to protein to DNA |
____ 6. In cells with a nucleus,
a. | Transcription takes place in the cytoplasm, and translation takes place in the nucleus. |
b. | Transcription takes place in the nucleus, and translation takes place at the ribosome in the cytoplasm. |
c. | Transcription and translation both take place in the nucleus. |
d. | Transcription and translation both take place at the ribosomes in the cytoplasm. |
Short Answer questions
7. A gene has the following base sequence;
GAC AAG TCC ACA ATC
Write the sequence of the mRNA molecule transcribed from this gene.
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Use the chart below to write the amino acid sequence of the protein.
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Codons_aminoacids_table by Onie / CC BY-SA 3.0
