DNA and Protein Synthesis Test Review

How does RNA differ from DNA?

• RNA contains uracil and deoxyribose
• RNA contains ribose and thymine
• RNA contains uracil and ribose
• RNA contains adenine and ribose

The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called

• translation
• transcription
• transformation
• replication

In messenger RNA, each codon specifies a particular

• nucleotide
• enzyme
• amino acid
• promoter

The process of making proteins on the ribosome based on instructions from messenger RNA is called

• transcription
• transformation
• translation
• molecular biology

RNA has how many strands?

• one
• two

Carries the amino acid used to make a protein

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

Factory for making a protein

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

Which type of RNA takes the instructions from the nucleus to the cytoplasm?

• mRNA
• tRNA
• rRNA
• RNA polymerase

How many nucleotides make a codon?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 6

A mutation that affect one specific location is called

• a mutagen
• a chromosomal mutation
• a point mutation
• translocation