Transcription/Translation

Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?

• transcription
• translation
• replication 

Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 

• AUGCUU
• ATGCTT
• GCATCC
• GCAUCC

One difference between DNA and RNA is that....

• Only RNA has the base Uracil
• only RNA contains the base Thymine
• only RNA contains the base Cytocine
• only RNA contained the base Guanine

Which of these bases does not exist in RNA?

• C
• T
• U
• A

A triplet of mRNA is called a

• codon
• anticodon
• amino acid
• peptide bond

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein
• a protein / mRNA
• Ribosome / Nucleus
• mRNA / tRNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 12

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which enzyme is responsible for making RNA?

• DNA polymerase
• RNA enzymase
• RNA polymerase
• RNA proliferase

Codons contain ______ bases

• 1
• 3
• 6
• 9

Amino acids are

• the monomer for building proteins.

• the monomer for building nucleic acids.

• not monomers at all.

• monomers for everything.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6