DNA & RNA

Which of these is not a nitrogenous base found in DNA?

• Adenine

• Cytosine

• thymine

• uracil

What base matches up with adenine in RNA?

• uracil

• thymine

• guanine

• cytosine

What is process of DNA copying itself?

• Transcription

• Translation

• DNA replication

• DNA fingerprinting

What kind of RNA contains instructions for making proteins?

• rRNA

• tRNA

• mRNA

• DNA

What process involves decoding a genetic message from DNA into mRNA?

• Transcription

• Translation

• DNA replication

• DNA Fingerprinting

Which organelle does transcription occur in?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Cell membrane

• Mitochondria

Which organelle does translation occur in?

• Nucleus

• Cell wall

• Cell membrane

• RIbosome

What process involves changing mRNA into protein?

• Transcription

• Translation

• DNA replication

• DNA Fingerprinting

What is a group of 3 letters found on mRNA strand?

• anticodon

• codon

• mutation

• tricodon

What type of mutation occurs when one base is changed to a different base?

• substitution

• frameshift

• insertion

• deletion

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2