Protein Synthesis

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

The process of "reading" mRNA to build a polypeptide chain that will form a protein is called ____

• transcription

• rRNA

• replication

• translation

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

GTAGTCA

• UATUAGA

• ACGACTG

• CAUCAGU

• CATCAGT

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 to the ribosomes

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine

• Tyrosine

• Leucine

• Stop codon

Where in the cell does translation take place?

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• chloroplast

What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

• Anticodon
• Codon
• Protein

What is the location in the cell for transcription?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondria

Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?

• YES!
• NO!

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1