Unit 5 Test Review

What is the function of messenger RNA (mRNA)?

• Makes of ribosomes
• Brings amino acids to the ribosomes
• Reads DNA in the nucleus
• None of the above

Fill in the complementary base pair (mRNA): T A G C T A

• A U C G A U
• A T C G A T
• U T C G A U
• T U G C T A

The process of making an mRNA strand from a DNA template is called

• Replication
• Transcription
• Translation
• Protein Synthesis

Transcription takes place in the 

• cytoplasm
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• mitochondria

Translation takes place in the 

• ribosome
• chloroplast
• nucleus
• mitochondria

Amino acids are the building blocks of...

• atoms
• DNA
• proteins
• a loving relationship

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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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

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein
• a protein / mRNA
• Ribosome / Nucleus
• mRNA / tRNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Where in the DNA molecule are the instructions for making proteins?

• Sequence of nucleotides
• Sugars
• Phosphates
• Hydrogen Bonds