WINK: Protein Synthesis

What are the building blocks of proteins?

• amino acid

• fatty acid

• glucose

• nucleotides

What is the molecule that serves as the “blueprint” of life?

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• messenger RNA

• ribonucleic acid

• transfer RNA

What are the nitrogenous bases in DNA?

• adenine, cytosine, uracil only

• adenine, cytosine, thymine only

• adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

• adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil

Which is the correct complement pairing of bases in DNA?

• adenine-guanine, cytosine-guanine

• adenine-cytosine, guanine-thymine

• adenine-thymine, cytosine-guanine

• uracil-guanine, cytosine-guanine

Which of the following sequences of DNA bases is complementary to the

sequence: ATC-GTG-CCC

• TAG-CAC-GGG

• TAG-TAT-GGG

• AUG-CAC-GGG

• AUG-TAT-GGG

What are the nitrogenous bases in RNA?

• adenine, cytosine, uracil only

• adenine, cytosine, thymine only

• adenine, cytosine, guanine, thymine

• adenine, cytosine, guanine, uracil

What is the correct description for a DNA molecule?

• covalent

• double helix

• octahedral

• triple triangle

The DNA of a cell is found inside the ________________.

• Golgi body

• Nucleus

• Nuclear envelope

• Ribosomes

What are the types of RNA?

• messenger RNA and ribosomal RNA

• messenger RNA and transfer RNA

• messenger RNA, ribosomal RNA, and transfer RNA

• ribosomal RNA and transfer RNA

According to the rule on complementary pairing of nucleotide bases, adenine (A)

will only make a bond with ____________ in DNA.

• cytosine

• guanine

• thymine

• uracil