Protein Synthesis

Which of the following are differences in the structure between RNA and DNA? (Mark all that apply).

• DNA uses deoxyribose sugar, RNA uses sugar ribose

• DNA pairs Adenine with Uracil, RNA pairs Adenine with Thymine

• DNA is a double helix, RNA is a single helix

• DNA pairs Adenine with Thymine, RNA pairs Adenine with Uracil

Which organelle is the location where proteins are put together within the cell?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleotide

Insertion, deletion, and substitution are all examples of a change in a genetic sequence which is also referred to as (a)

• Gene

• Amino Acid

• Ribose

• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

During transcription, this type of RNA is responsible for copying the DNA and brining it out of the nucleus.

• tRNA

• mRNA

• rRNA

• dRNA

When these bond together, they form a protein

• Amino Acids

• Peptide Bonds

• Ribose

• Nucleotides

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

These building blocks consist of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base.

• Ribose

• Nucleotide

• Gene

• Protein

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

A string of nucleotides (section of DNA) that contain the information to make a specific protein

• Ribose

• Amino Acids

• tRNA

• Gene

During translation, this type of ribonucleic acid is responsible for delivering amino acids to help make a protein.

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• dRNA

Which of the following is the complementary mRNA sequence to this DNA strand: AACTGAA

• UUGACUU

• TTGACTT

• AACTGAA

• AACUGAA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon