5.1 Genes and Protein Synthesis Quiz Review

What is the purpose of protein synthesis?

• To pass genes to offspring

• To express our genes

• To make new cells

• To copy our DNA

What are the steps to protein synthesis?

• transcription and translation

• mitosis and meiosis

• replication and division

• photosynthesis and respiration

What is a codon?

• the code used to make new DNA

• the RNA that makes up tRNA

• the RNA that makes up ribosomes

• the 3 base "code" on mRNA that regulates which amino acids build the proteins

How many RNA nucleotide bases make up 1 codon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What would the mRNA transcript be for the following DNA template? ATCGGATTCCGGAAT

• TAGCCTAAGGCCTTA

• UAGCCUAAGGCCUUA

What does the central dogma of biology describe?

• Translation doesn't need transcription

• Protein synthesis goes from DNA to RNA to Proteins

• Transcription happens by itself

What happens during transcription?

• DNA is made from other DNA

• proteins are made from mRNA

• mRNA is made from DNA

What happens during translation?

• DNA is made from DNA

• proteins are made from mRNA

• mRNA is made from DNA

Which amino acid is coded for by the codon AUG?

• Methionine (start)

• Leucine

• Tryptophan

• Stop

Which amino acid is coded for by the codon UAU?

• Leucine

• Tryptophan

• Glycine

• Start