DNA Transcription 

and Translation 

Practice Test Questions

 

1. If this is base sequence of a strand of DNA (T A G G C T), what would be the base sequence of the complimentary RNA strand?

a. A T C C G A

b. A U C C G A

c. D O N T N O

d. T A G G C T 

2. Proteins are made through the polymerization of

a. nucleic acids

b. nucleotides

c. amino acids

d tRNA 

3. Which type of RNA is the "blueprint" of DNA information that is translated in protein synthesis?

a. mRNA

b. rRNA

c. tRNA

d. DNA

4. Which type of RNA includes the anticodon and brings the amino acids to the site of protein synthesis?

a. mRNA

b. rRNA

c. tRNA

d. DNA

5. Which nucleotide bases could be found in a molecule of RNA?

a. adenine, guanine,cytosine, thymine

b. adenine, guanine, thymine

c. adenine guanine, cytosine, uracil

d. sugar, phosphate and base

6. In base pairing, a pyrimidine always pairs with a purine.

a. True

b. False

7. The type of RNA that is part of the ribosomal structure is called...

a. tRNA

b. protein

c. rRNA

d. mRNA

8. Where does transcription occur in eukaryotic cells?

a. wherever there is DNA

b. only in the nucleus

c. only in the ribosome

d. nucleus, mitochondia and chloroplasts

e. all of the above

f. a & d

9. Which is the process of making proteins from the instructions provided in RNA?

a. replication

b. translation

c. transcription

d. cell division

10. The 3 nucleotide group that codes for one amino acid is called...

a. nucleosome

b. polypeptide

c. ribonucleic acid

d. codon

e. primer

11. If a nucleic acid contains the bases A-U-G-G-C, it would have to be a molecule of...

a. polypeptide

b. RNA

c. DNA

d. protein

12.Translation is the process by which:

a. DNA is copied

b. RNA is made based on the DNA template

c. RNA makes additional RNA molecules

d. proteins are made

e. carbohydrates