DNA, Replication and Protein Synthesis

Which choice describes DNA after replication has taken place?

• one molecule with two original strands and one molecule with two new strands
• two molecules, each with one original and one new strand
• two molecules, each with two new strands
•  two molecules, each with two old strands

Which of the following would most likely cause a mutation?

•  the placement of ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum
• the insertion of a nucleotide into DNA
• the movement of transfer RNA out of the nucleus
•  the release of messenger RNA from DNA

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 A diagram of a cellular process is shown below. Which of the following identifies the process shown at point Z?

• Translation
• Translocation
• Replication
• Transcription

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Which of the following carries amino acids to the site of protein synthesis? 

• mRNA
• rRNA
• tRNA
• nRNA

The diagram below represents a portion of a DNA molecule. The letters represent different types of 

• sugar molecules
• nitrogen bases
• enzymes
• proteins

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Who is credited for discovering the shape of DNA?

• James Lebron and Francis Oneill
• James Watson and Francis Crick
• Henry Ford
• Rosalind Franklin

What 3 things make up a nucleotide?

• Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Base
• Sugar, Hydrogen, Carbon
• Carbon, Phosphate, Nitrogen
• mRNA, tRNA and rRNA

How many base pairs would be needed to chain together 3 amino acids?

• 3
• 6
• 9
• 12

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What is assembled during transcription?

• transfer RNA
• messenger RNA
• DNA replication
• court proceedings

What stores the code for making an individual protein?

• DNA
• a gene
• a chromosome
• transfer RNA

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