Protein Synthesis Race Questions

What was the job of your tRNA molecule during the game?

• Collect mRNA codons from the nucleus.

• Collect Amino acids from throughout the room.

• Read the sequence of DNA to put together amino acids at the ribosome.

• Create DNA using RNA as a template.

Which of these is the best example of a codon

• All four of the nitrogenous bases in RNA that form a protein.

• A sequence of mRNA that codes for a protein.

• A sequence of three nucleotides that codes for one nucleotide

• A sequence of three nucleotides that codes for one amino acid

Which of these bests describes the goal of transcription?

• To produce proteins using tRNA as a template

• To produce an mRNA strand using DNA as a template.

• To replicate DNA molecules in the nucleus.

• To produce amino acids using rRNA sequences

Which of these does not describe translation?

• Uses mRNA to code for a protein

• Second step in protein synthesis

• Happens in the nucleus

• Uses tRNA to bring amino acids to the growing polypeptide.

Where does translation occur?

• At ribosomes in the cytoplasm

• At ribosomes in the nucleus

• Outside of the cell membrane

• In the cell membrane

What would be the amino acid sequence of the following mRNA strand?

CAU ACC GUC AGG

• HIS-LEU-VAL-ARG

• HIS-THR-VAL-ARG

• ARG-HIS-VAL-ARG

• HIS-THR-VAL-ILE

What would the mRNA sequence of the following DNA sequence be?

AGA TAA AGA CCA GCA ACA

• TCT ATT TCT GGT CGR TGT

• TCU AUU GGU CGU UGU

• UGA AUU UGU GGU CGU UGU

• UCU AUU UCU GGU CGU UGU

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of these best describes the role of the ribosome?

• Read rRNA molecules in order to add amino acids to the growing polypeptide strand.

• Use mRNA as a template to create DNA that codes for your traits.

• Uses DNA to make an mRNA message that it can send out in the cell to produce a protein.

• Reads mRNA to produce a protein with the help of tRNA molecules that carry amino acids.

Which step occurs first during protein synthesis?

• Translation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Remediation

Which step occurs second during protein synthesis?

• Transcription

• Replication

• Remediation

• Translation