Protein Synthesis Review

What is the function of Nucleic Acid?

• Build Muscle

• Provide Genetic Information

• Long Term Energy Storage

What is the monomer of DNA?

• Monosaccharide

• Nucleotide

• Amino Acid

What is the monomer of RNA?

• Nucleotide

• Amino Acid

• Monosaccharide

What is the first step of protein synthesis?

• The nitrogen bases split

• Amino acids join together

• A codon is formed

What happens during Transcription?

• An actor learns his part of a play

• mRNA makes a copy of DNA

• tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome

What happens during Translation?

• Spanish is changed to English

• mRNA makes a copy of DNA

• tRNA brings amino acids to the ribosome

What is the monomer of protein?

• Amino Acid

• Nucleotide

• Monosaccharide

What determines the traits of an organism?

• The number of phosphates

• The shape of the sugar

• The sequence of the nitrogenous bases

What is the correct order for the flow of genetic information?

• DNA to RNA to Protein

• RNA to Protein to DNA

• Protein to RNA to DNA

Which mRNA codon codes for a STOP?

• UAC

• CAU

• UAG

• GAU