Grade 10 Module 4 Assessment

Which molecule carries a copy of the genetic information out of the nucleus?

• amino acid mRNA
• mRNA
• rRNA
• tRNA

What do you call the sequence of three bases in mRNA that corresponds to an amino acid?

• amino acid
• anticodon
• code
• codon

What do you call the sequence of three bases in tRNA that corresponds to an amino acids?

• amino acid
• anticodon
• code
• codon

Where does transcription take place?

• Golgi bodies
• mitochondria
• nucleus
• ribosome

Which of the following is directly involved in translation phase of protein synthesis?

• cytoplasm
• mitochondria
• nucleus
• ribosome

Which of the following is carried by the transfer RNA (tRNA)?

• amino acid
• DNA
• nucleic acid
• ribosome

Which of the following is NOT a part of protein synthesis?

• elongation
• replication
• transcription
• translation

In the RNA molecule, which nitrogen base is found in place of thymine?

• cytosine
• guanine
• thymine
• uracil

During the process of transcription, which of the following is produced?

• ATP
• DNA
• H2O
• mRNA

If the DNA template reads “ATA”, which of the following would be the corresponding mRNA codon?

• ATA
• TUT
• UAU
• UCU