DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis

A portion of DNA reads GAG. The corresponding mRNA would be

• GUG
• GTG
• CTC
• CUC

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The process of creating RNA using DNA as the template is

• translation
• transcription
• translocation
• Transylvania

In RNA, uracil takes the place of the DNA nitrogen base called

• guanine
• cytosine
• thymine
• adenine

In eukaryotes, molecule 1 is found in

• ribosomes
• chloroplasts
• cytoplasm
• the nucleus

Molecule 3 is synthesized in 

• ribosomes
• chloroplasts
• the cell membrane
• the nucleus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is a codon?

• a sequence of 3 amino acids
• a sequence of three nitrogen bases
• a sequence of 3 enzymes
• a sequence of 3 proteins

Which type of RNA delivers the genetic code to the ribosome?

• tRNA
• mRNA
• rRNA
• tmRtmRNA

What is the function of transfer RNA?

• It is a part of the ribosome.
• It bonds to other RNA molecules, leading to their destruction.
  
• It delivers the correct amino acid to the ribosome.
• It carries the information coding for the amino acid sequence of a protein.

Which nucleotide is complementary to adenine?

• adenine
• thymine
• cytosine
• guanine

Which of these is part of the description of protein?

• a folded chain of amino acids
• a folded chain of carbohydrates
• a branched chain of fatty acids
• a branched chain of nucleic acids

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1