Protein Synthesis

Which of the following are differences in the structure between RNA and DNA

• 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

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

When these bond together, they form a protein

• Amino Acids

• Peptide Bonds

• Ribose

• Nucleotides

A string of nucleotides 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

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

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

• 4
• 8
• 12
• 20

One human disease is caused by a change in one codon in a gene from GAA to GUA. The disease is a result of 

• a mutation
• crossing-over
• a meiosis error
• polyploidy