Protein Synthesis Learning Check

Protein Synthesis Learning Check

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DNA holds the code for

• lipids
• carbohydrates
• protein
• sugar

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Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?

• DNA-protein-RNA
• Protein-RNA-DNA
• RNA-protein-DNA
• DNA-RNA-protein

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Which of the following is the template for the production of RNA within a cell?

• DNA
• protein
• ATO
• carbohydrate

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A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?

• carbohydrates
• nucleic acids
• lipids
• proteins

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What would happen if we did not have start codons?

• Polypeptide chains would continue to grow
• Amino acids would bind to tRNA
• Protein synthesis wouldn't occur
• mRNA would form a double strand

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A scientist puts nucleotide chains of UUUUUU in a test tube under conditions allowing protein synthesis. Soon they are only amino acids chains of phenylalinine. What does the experiment indicate?

• phenylalanine is composed of uracil
• UUU codes for phenylalanine
• protein synthesis malfunctions in test tubes
• proteins contain one kind of amino acids

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Which of the following is created in the nucleus and carries the genetic code to the cytoplasm?

• DNA
• tRNA
• mRNA
• rRNA

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What process is happening in the diagram?

• transcription

• translation

• dna replication

• mitosis

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In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

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The main function of tRNA is to...

• carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
• form a portion of ribosomes
• string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
• bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

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The DNA sequence ATCAGCGCTGGC is part of a gene. how many amino acids are coded for by this message?

• 4
• 8
• 12
• 20

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The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation

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The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

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What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

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Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?

• YES!
• NO!

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The main function of tRNA is to...

• carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
• form a portion of ribosomes
• string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
• bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

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What is the location in the cell for translation?

• nucleus

• mitochondria in cytoplasm

• ribosome in cytoplasm

• chloroplast in cytoplasm

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Translation is the process where

• mRNA is created in the Nucleus
• mRNA is decoded to form a protein 
• glucose molecules are made
• is where lipids are synthesised

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What is the location in the cell for transcription?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondria

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What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

• Anticodon
• Codon
• Protein

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Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism? 

• Nitrogen Bases
• Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
• Hydrogen bonds

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What process is going on in this photo? 

• Transcription 
• Translation 
• Replication 
• All the above