Transcription and Translation Quiz

What is the process in which mRNA is synthesized based on the parent DNA template?

What is the segment of DNA that encodes for a particular protein called?

• Ribosome

• Nucleotide

• Gene

• Chromosome

What is the directionality of the mRNA molecule determined by?

• Presence of poly A tail

• Presence of ribosomes

• Presence of methyl cap

• Presence of tRNA

What is the assembly that carries out translation by binding to the mRNA near the 5 prime end?

• DNA Polymerase

• tRNA

• Ribosome

• mRNA

What type of RNA steps in to get the remaining work done in the translation process?

• mRNA

• rRNA

• snRNA

• tRNA

What is formed and released from the ribosomal unit at the end of the translation process?

• Chain of amino acids

• rRNA

• tRNA

• mRNA

Which type of cells undergo such complex and sophisticated processes of transcription and translation?

• Viral cells

• Bacterial cells

• Prokaryotic cells

• Eukaryotic cells

In what process is the code in mRNA read and used to synthesize an amino acid chain?

Match the following according to their molecular structure:

• Orgnelle

• Polypeptide

• Double Strand

• mRNA

• No Strand

• DNA

• Single Strand

• tRNA

• Chain

• Ribosome

Reorder the following molecules/structures from largest to smallest

• Karyotype

• Gene

• Chromosome

• Nucleotide

• Codon