Tournament of Knowledge Protein Synthesis

How many nucleotides code for each amino acid?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 64

What happens in RNA processing and where does it occur?

• 5' cap and 3' poly A tail added, in nucleus
• 3' cap and 5' poly A tail added, in cytoplasm
• introns cut out and exons reattached, nucleus
• introns cut out and exons reattached, cytoplasm

What is an exon?

• section of mRNA that codes for protein
• section of mRNA that does not code for protein
• section of tRNA that codes for protein
• section of rRNA that codes for protein

Where are anticodons found?

• on mRNA
• on DNA
• on rRNA
• on tRNA

Where is the TATA box found?

• in the promoter sequence of prokaryotes
• in the terminator sequence of prokaryotes
• in the promoter sequence of eukaryotes
• in the terminator sequence of eukaryotes

What process is going on in this photo? 

• Transcription 
• Translation 
• Replication 
• All the above 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA

• Met-Pro-Ala-Val
• Met-Pro-Val
• Tyr-Gly-His
• Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Transcription begins at sequences called

• Start Codons
• Promoters
• Origins
• Introns

Protein synthesis takes place in two parts:

• Transcription then translation
• Replication then transcription
• Translation then transcription
• Replication then translation

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in DNA?

• Uracil
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Guanine