Transcription and Translation Lesson

Multiple Choice

What is transcription?

• Transcription is the process of copying DNA information into RNA.
• Transcription is the replication of DNA into more DNA.
• Transcription is the process of translating RNA into DNA.
• Transcription is the synthesis of proteins from amino acids.

Multiple Choice

What base is unique to RNA?

• Uracil

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Cytosine

Multiple Choice

The DNA sequence TACCGA would transcribe into which RNA sequence?

• ATGGCT

• UCGGUA

• AUGGCU

• TCGGTA

Multiple Choice

Transcription makes ______ and translation makes ______

• protein, RNA

• RNA, protein

• nucleus, cytoplasm

• tRNA, mRNA

Multiple Choice

The 3 letter code on mRNA is a ________, and the 3 letter code on tRNA is a ________.

• anticodon, codon

• endocodon, exocodon

• gene, amino acid

• codon, anticodon

Open Ended

Use the codon chart to determine the amino acid the codon UAC codes for.