Protein Synthesis

Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?

• transcription
• translation
• replication 

Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 

• AUGCUU
• ATGCTT
• GCATCC
• GCAUCC

In DNA replication, which enzyme is responsible for building the new DNA strand?

• helicase
• polymerase
• ligase
• primase

Where does transcription take place?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome

The process represented in the diagram produces a molecule that is complementary to the template strand of DNA. What type of molecule is produced?

• New DNA
• Polypeptide
• Messenger RNA
• Carbohydrate

what does mRNA do?

• carry info from genes to ribosomes
• carry amino acids to ribosomes
• help with RNA splicing
• make up ribosomes

Translation takes place in the 

• ribosome
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• mitochondria

Which phrase best describes translation?

• converts mRNA into a polypeptide
• catalyzes bonds between amino acids
• produces RNA from DNA molecules
• recycles tRNA molecules for reuse

What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?

• base
• codon
• amine
• serine

The job of tRNA is to

• carry amino acids to the ribisomes
• carry ribisomes to the ER
• carry glucose to mitochondria
• carry mRNA out of the nucleus