Transcription and Translation

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

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

Which RNA bases would pair with TAC  in transcription? 

• AUG
• ATG
• GCA
• GCA

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

What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?

• Aspartic Acid
• Histidine
• Glutamine
• Methionine

A triplet (3 bases)  of mRNA is called a

• codon
• anticodon
• amino acid
• peptide bond

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

• 4
• 3
• 6
• 2

Which enzyme is responsible for making RNA?

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

Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?

• YES!
• NO!

Amino acids are joined together in order to form

• DNA
• ribosomes
• proteins 
• RNA

What do we call the process of turning DNA into mRNA?

• Translation
• Transcription 
• Replication