Protein Synthesis Quick Check 2025

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

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 from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism? 

• Sequence of Nitrogen Bases

• Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
• Hydrogen bonds

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What is the location in the cell for transcription?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondria

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

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation

Which of the following are differences in the structure between RNA and DNA

• DNA uses deoxyribose sugar, RNA uses sugar ribose

• DNA pairs Adenine with Uracil, RNA pairs Adenine with Thymine

• DNA is a double helix, RNA is a single helix

• DNA pairs Adenine with Thymine, RNA pairs Adenine with Uracil

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleotide

During transcription, this type of ribonucleic acid is responsible for copying the DNA and brining it out of the nucleus.

• tRNA

• mRNA

• rRNA

• dRNA

When these bond together, they form a protein

• Amino Acids

• Peptide Bonds

• Ribose

• Nucleotides

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

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A string of nucleotides that contain the information to make a specific protein

• Ribose

• Amino Acids

• tRNA

• Gene

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