Protein Synthesis

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

The process of copying the code from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

The process reading mRNA to make a protein is called ____

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation

DNA holds the code for

• lipids
• carbohydrates
• protein
• sugar

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand: 
GTAGTCAA

• UATUAGAA
• ACGACTGG
• CAUCAGUU
• CATCAGTT

The main function of tRNA is to...

• carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
• form a portion of ribosomes
• string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
• bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

What process is going on in this photo? 

• Transcription 
• Translation 
• Replication 
• All the above 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which part of DNA makes the actual "code"

• The Nitrogen Bases

• The Sugar-Phosphate Backbone

• The Hydrogen bonds

• The enzymes

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What organelle performs translation?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• ribosome
• chloroplast