Protein Synthesis

Multiple Choice

WHAT does transcription produce?

• DNA

• RNA

• proteins

• amino acids

Multiple Choice

WHAT does translation produce?

• proteins

• DNA

• RNA

• carbohydrates

Open Ended

Transcription: Create the RNA strand that would be made from the following DNA strand:

DNA: A T A G C C T

RNA: ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Multiple Choice

What is the correct sequence of the transfer of information in most organisms?

• protein to DNA to RNA

• RNA to DNA to protein

• DNA to RNA to protein

• RNA to protein to DNA

Multiple Choice

What is a codon?

• A group of 3 nucleotides

• A form of RNA

• The replicated strand of DNA

• A group of introns

Multiple Choice

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATGGGAACTCCA

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 12

Multiple Choice

What does polypeptide mean?

• 1 DNA

• Many Proteins

• Many RNA

• Nucleic Acids

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would result in a frameshift mutation?

• Insertions only
• Substitution only
• Deletion only
• Insertions and Deletions

Multiple Choice

Where do mutations occur?

• DNA and RNA
• DNA 
• RNA
• mRNA and tRNA

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Point mutation involves

• deletion

• insertion

• duplication

• changes in single base pair

Multiple Choice

Non disjunction of chromosomes occurs during
?

• Meiosis
• Mitosis
• Replication 

Multiple Choice

A genetically engineered organism that contains a new gene from a different organism is called?

• Bacterial

• Genetic

• Transgenic

• Multigenic

Multiple Choice

If scientists engineer the DNA of tomatoes to make them survive in cold temperatures, what do type of technology do those tomatoes become?

• Human Genome Project

• Genetically Modified Organisms

• Punnett Squares

• Gene Therapy

Multiple Choice

Stem cells are

• cells that grow uncontrollably.
• undifferentiated and can develop into many types of cells.
• cells that never go through cell division.
• only found in embryos.

Multiple Choice

Why might stem cell research lead to a cure for diabetes?

• Stem cells can be used to grow pancreas cells that produce insulin.
• Stem cells can create babies that have normal functioning pancreases.