AP - Unit 6: Transcription/Translation

DNA holds the code for

• lipids
• carbohydrates
• protein
• sugar

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What is the flow of genetic information in cells from DNA to protein? (Central Dogma)

• RNA to DNA to protein
• DNA to RNA to protein
• protein to DNA to RNA
• RNA to protein to DNA

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Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in DNA?

• Uracil
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Guanine

In order for DNA instructions to move from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm of a cell, an RNA copy of a DNA strand must be made. This process, which takes place in a cell's nucleus is called...

• translation

• mutation

• DNA replication

• transcription

Codons contain ______ bases

• 1
• 3
• 6
• 9

Which is a difference between DNA and RNA

• RNA is double stranded
• RNA is not made of nucleotides
• RNA contains Uracil instead of Thymine
• RNA does not contain a sugar

Transcription is the process where 

• DNA is replicated
• DNA is copied into mRNA 
• DNA is copied in tRNA
• DNA is copied

Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 

• AUGCUU
• ATGCTT
• GCATCC
• GCAUCC

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 12

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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