Protein Synthesis

Which option describes tRNA's role?

• Transfers DNA into RNA

• Transports mRNA to the ribosome

• Transports amino acids to the ribosome

• Transports mRNA out of the nucleus

What is the central dogma of biology?

• All living things survive to reproduce.

• All living things contain DNA.

• DNA is the building block of life

• DNA codes RNA and RNA makes protein.

__________ involves converting one gene into mRNA.

• Translation

• Mutation

• Transcription

• mRNA Processing

Transcription takes place in the ________, while translation takes place in the __________.

• cytoplasm, nucleus

• nucleus, extracellular fluid

• cytoplasm, ribosome

• nucleus, cytoplasm

The original sequence of RNA created during transcription is _____________.

• tRNA

• mRNA

• Pre-mRNA

• rRNA

What is a gene?

• A string of amino acids

• A segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein

• A segment of DNA that matches up with only one amino acid

• A chromosome that is copied into RNA

___________ sugar makes up RNA, while _________ sugar makes up DNA.

• Deoxyribose, ribose

• Ribose, deoxyribose

• one, two

• Uracil, thymine

An __________ is a non-coded section of DNA, while a _______ is the segment that makes a protein.

• Intron, exon

• Exon, intron

• Pre-mRNA, exon

• 5' cap, poly-A tail

Which of the enzymes below are responsible for performing transcription?

• DNA Polymerase

• Helicase

• RNA Polymerase

• Promoterase

Transcribe the following DNA sequence into mRNA:

CATATTACG

• GTATAATGC

• GUAUAAUGC

• GTATATTGC

• GUAUAUUGC