Transcription and Translation

What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?

• mRNA
• tRNA
• RNA
• DNA

What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?

• mRNA
• tRNA
• RNA
• DNA

What do we call the process of turning DNA into mRNA?

• Translation
• Transcription 
• Replication

Amino acids are the building blocks of... 

• DNA
• RNA
• Atoms
• Proteins

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What is a Codon?

• 4 base pairs that transfer to amino acids
• 3 base pairs that transfer to amino acids
• 3 base pairs that transfer to DNA
• 3 base pairs that transfer to mRNA

In translation, C pairs with 

• U
• G
• A
• T

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule? 

• contains ribose 
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil
• double helix

When DNA is transcribed to RNA.... 

• A pairs with U
• C pairs with U
• A pairs with T
• C pairs with T

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein
• a protein / mRNA
• Ribosome / Nucleus
• mRNA / tRNA

Which is the organelle that makes proteins?

• Nucleus
• Ribosomes
• Rough ER
• Golgi Apparatus