Protein Synthesis Day 1

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

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 12

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

In proteins, the amino acid order is determined by 

• nitrogenous bases in RNA
• random placement
• nitrogenous bases in DNA
• there is no order

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

• Anticodon
• Codon
• Protein

Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in RNA?

• Uracil
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Guanine

Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in RNA?

• Uracil
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Guanine

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

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

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation

Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism? 

• Nitrogen Bases
• Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
• Hydrogen bonds

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the purpose of strand "A"?

• For DNA replication

• To make more DNA

• To serve as a template for the synthesis of mRNA

• To carry the genetic information to the cytoplasm