Protein Synthesis Quiz

The instructions for the genetic traits of an organism are determined by the

• numbers of A, T, C and G units in a sugar molecule

• sequence of bases in DNA molecules

• length of a DNA molecule

• way the bases are paired in the two strands of a DNA molecule

Part of a DNA strand is represented in the diagram shown below. In order for DNA to replicate, the strand must separate at which of the following locations?

• Between every phosphate-sugar pair

• Between the eight sugar-base pairs

• Between the four nitrogenous base pairs

• Between any two chemical bonds

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

Which two cell structures work together in the process of protein synthesis

• Nucleus and chloroplast

• Ribosome and vacuole

• Nucleus and Ribosome

• Mitochondrion and Endoplasmic Reticulum

Which of the following must occur before DNA replication can take place?

• Translation of DNA in to amino acids

• Separation of the DNA molecule into codons

• Transformation of DNA into RNA

• Separation of the DNA double helix

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation

DNA holds the code for

• lipids
• carbohydrates
• protein
• sugar

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Some events that take place during the synthesis of a specific protein are listed. What is the correct order of events?

• _{B then E then A then C then D}

• D then A then E then C then B

• B then C then E then D then A

• C then B then A then E then D

The diagram shows how an mRNA molecule is synthesized. What would be the most likely result if a bacterial infection stopped the production of the RNA enzyme polymerase

• A protein could not be manufactured

• a lysosome would digest the cell

• Osmosis would not occur in the cell

• Dehydration could be prevented in the cytoplasm