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Honor’s Biology Replication/Transcription/Translation Quiz

1. For the image to the right, label all structures:

A.________________________________
B.________________________________
C.________________________________
D.________________________________
E.________________________________
F.________________________________

2. Name at least 2 differences between DNA and RNA.

3. DNA RNA is called ________________________________.

4. RNAProtein is called _______________________________.
5. DNADNA is called ________________________________.

Match the protein with its function.

6. ______RNA polymerase A. unwinds DNA

7.______ DNA polymerase I B. adds new DNA nucleotides
8. ______DNA polymerase III C. removes and replaces RNA pr imer
9. ______Helicase D. adds new RNA nucleotides
10. _____RNA primase E. adds and RNA primer

11. Which of the proteins listed above is involved in transcription? ________________________________________

12. The process shown in the image for Question 1 is called _____________________________________

13. New nucleotides are always added to ________ end.

14. Write the complement of the following sequence: ATCGAAGCA

15. Transcribe the following sequence: TTCAGATCA

16. Translate the following sequence: CGAATTCGA

17. How many codons are found in Question 16? __________

18. Where does replication occur? _________________________

19. Where does transcription occur? _______________________

20. Where does translation occur? _________________________

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Honor’s Biology Replication/Transcription/Translation Quiz

Use the figure to the right to answer questions 1-9.

1. The letter D represents a strand of_______________________________
2. Which letter(s) represent a codon of mRNA? _____________________
3. What process does letter X represent? ___________________________
4. What process does letter Y represent? ___________________________
5. What amino acid does the codon labeled E code for? _______________
6. Where would A and B be found within a eukaryotic cell? ____________
7. How many nucleotides are shown within the strand D? ______________

8. Writing a complementary sequence to the following: AAGTTCAGT

9. The process that represented in Question 8 is called _______________________.

10. Where does the process in Question 8 occur? ___________________________.

Match the protein with its function.

11. ______RNA polymerase A. unwinds DNA

12.______ DNA polymerase I B. adds new DNA nucleotides
13. ______DNA polymerase III C. removes and replaces RNA primer
14. ______Helicase D. adds new RNA nucleo tides
15. ______RNA primase E. adds and RNA primer

Write what each letter is pointing to in the following image.

16
16. ________________________________________
17. ________________________________________
17 18. ________________________________________
19. ________________________________________
18 20. ________________________________________

19 20
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Honor’s Biology Replication/Transcription/Translation Quiz

1. Where does replication occur? _________________________

2. Where does transcription occur? _______________________

3. Where does translation occur? _________________________

4. Define replication: _______________________________________________________________________________________

5. Define transcription: _____________________________________________________________________________________

6. Define translation: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Use the following image to answer the questions below.

7. What process is shown above? ________________________

8. Which letter(s) represent the leading strand? _____________
9. Which letter(s) represent the lagging strand? _____________
10. Another name for the lagging strand is ______________________________________
11. From left to right, strand A runs ________ to __________ (direction).
12. Transcribe the following sequence: TTCAGATCA

13. Translate the following sequence: CGAATTCGA

14. ____________________ unwinds the DNA, and ________________________ binds to the open strands for stability and to
maintain the replication fork.
15. ____________________ adds an RNA primer and __________________________ removes the primer and adds new DNA
nucleotides in its place.

Matching.

16. ______mRNA A. double stranded, d ouble helix

17. ______tRNA B. single stranded, shaped like a cross
18. ______rRNA C. 3 nucleotide seq uence found on tRNA
19. ______DNA D. single stranded product of transcription
20. ______anticodon E. used to make ribosomes
Name:_____________________________________________Date:_______________ Period: ________

Honor’s Biology Replication/Transcription/Translation Quiz

Matching

1. ______mRNA A. double stranded, do uble helix

2. ______tRNA B. single stranded, shaped like a cross
3. ______rRNA C. 3 nucleotide sequence found on tRNA
4. ______DNA D. single stranded p roduct of transcription
5. ______anticodon E. used to make ribosomes

Write what each box is pointing to (process or substance) in the spaces to the right.

6. ______________________________
7. ______________________________
8. ______________________________
9. ______________________________
10. _____________________________
11. _____________________________
12. _____________________________
13. _____________________________
14. _____________________________
15. _____________________________

18. The protein that opens up DNA is called _________________________ and the one that glues the DNA back together is called
______________________.

19. The protein that adds nucleotides in replication is called __________________________ and the one that adds nucleotides in
transcription is called _________________________.

20. The place where DNA is opened up to make an identical DNA copy is called a/an ____________________________________.