Grade 12 - Protein Synthesis

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand: 
GTAGTCA

• UATUAGA
• ACGACTG
• CAUCAGU
• CATCAGT

The main function of tRNA is to...

• carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
• form a portion of ribosomes
• string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
• bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

What process is going on in this photo? 

• Transcription 
• Translation 
• Replication 
• All the above 

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is the location in the cell for translation?

• nucleus

• mitochondria in cytoplasm

• ribosome in cytoplasm

• chloroplast in cytoplasm

What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

• Anticodon

• Codon

• Protein

• Triplet base

What is the location in the cell for transcription?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondria

Does the order of amino acids in a protein matter?

• YES!
• NO!

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The monomers units of DNA and RNA are

• amino acids

• monosaccharides

• nucleotides

• fatty acids