2021 Honors Protein Synthesis

A sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base form the building blocks of which organic compound?

• carbohydrates
• nucleic acids
• lipids
• proteins

Which of the following is the template for the production of RNA within a cell?

• DNA
• protein
• ATO
• carbohydrate

which process is shown?

• diffusion
• repiration
• recombination
• translation

Which of the following best describes how DNA and RNA are similar?

• they both contain A and T
• They both have a double helix
• They are both composed of 5 different nucleotides
• they both have C and G

The DNA sequence ATCAGCGCTGGC is part of a gene. how many amino acids are coded for by this message?

• 4
• 8
• 12
• 20

DNA sequence is ACAGTGC. How would this be coded on mRNA?

• TGTCACG
• UGUCACG
• GUGACAU
• CACUGUA

What is the relationship between a protein, the cell, and DNA?

• DNA is produced by protein which is produced in the cell
• Protein is composed of DNA which is produced in the cell
• DNA controls the production of protein in the cell
• A cell is composed of DNA and protein

Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?

• DNA-protein-RNA
• Protein-RNA-DNA
• RNA-protein-DNA
• DNA-RNA-protein

Which process?

• mutation
• transcription
• respiration
• translation

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

• UATUAGA
• ACGACTG
• CAUCAGU
• CATCAGT