DNA and Protein Synthesis

What does DNA stand for?

• deoxyribose nucleic acid

• ribonucleic acid

• deoxyradon

• dana needs apples

DNA provides the instructions for proteins to be made?

• true

• false

The subunit of DNA is the

• ribosome

• nucleotide

• RNA

• nitrogen

The nucleotide is made up of

• sugar, salt, phosphate

• sugar, calcium, salt

• phosphate, sugar, and a nitrogen base

What does Adenine pair with in DNA?

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Thymine

• Uracil

What does Adenine pair with in mRNA?

• Thymine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Uracil

DNA ....

• never leaves the nucleus and is single stranded

• never leaves the nucleus and is a double helix

What type of bond binds the nitrogen bases in DNA?

• hydrogen bonds

• calcium bonds

• nitrogen bonds

What is transcription and where does it take place?

• process of turning DNA into mRNA; in the nucleus

• process of naming the amino acid; in the nucleus

• process of turning DNA into mRNA; in the cytoplasm

What organelle makes proteins?

• mitochondria

• ribosome

• nucleus

• lysosome