Chapter 13

the sugar found in RNA is:

• glucose
• deoxyribose
• ribose
• galactose

what type of RNA is shown here?

• mRNA
• rRNA
• tRNA
• none of these

Which base is NOT found in RNA?

• adenine
• thymine
• cytosine
• guanine

The type of RNA that carries the message from DNA to the ribosome is:

• tRNA
• mRNA
• rRNA
• none of these

Where does transcription take place?

• in the nucleus
• in the cytoplasm
• outside the cell
• in the ribosome

The making of mRNA from DNA is called:

• replication
• transcription
• translation
• transmission

The making of a protein from mRNA is called:

• replication
• transcription
• translation
• transmission

The base that replaces T in RNA is:

• A
• U
• C
• G

Where does translation occur?

• in the nucleus
• in the cytoplasm
• outside the cell
• in the ribosome

A sequence of 3 bases is called a(n): 

• codon
• trion
• anticodon
• tetrad