DNA and Protein Synthesis Review

Which two processes are involved in protein synthesis?

• Replication and Transcription
• Replication and Translation
• Transcription and Translation

Which of the following molecules is made during transcription?

• DNA
• tRNA
• protein
• mRNA

Which of the following bases is found only in RNA?

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Thymine
• Uracil

Which form of RNA carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome?

• amino RNA
• ribosomal RNA
• transfer RNA
• messenger RNA

What are the three base segments of mRNA called?

• anticodons
• codons
• triplets

Transcribe the following sequence of DNA into RNA:
AAG   CTT   TGC

• TTC  GAA  ACG
• UUC  GAA ACG
• TTC  GUU  UCG
• UUC  GUU  UCG

What is the monomer of DNA and RNA?

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• monosaccharide

Which of the following would be a DNA nucleotide?

• phosphate, deoxyribose, uracil
• phosphate, deoxyribose, thymine
• phosphate, ribose, uracil
• phosphate, ribose, thymine

What type of bond holds together the two strands of the DNA double helix?

• Hydrogen Bond
• Peptide Bond
• Ionic Bond
• Disulfide Bond

Which of the following terms refers to the two strands of the DNA double helix running in opposite directions?

• semi-conservative
• antiparallel
• inverted strands
• perpendicular