IS5T2 Protein Synthesis Quiz

Which of the following can be a nucleotide of mRNA? Choose all that apply.

• adenine

• thymine

• cytosine

• guanine

• uracil

Which is the correct order of protein assembly in cells?

• DNA -> protein -> RNA

• protein -> DNA -> RNA

• RNA -> protein -> DNA

• DNA -> RNA -> protein

RNAs do all of the following in the cell EXCEPT...

• Carry amino acids to the ribosome.

• Hold the cell together.

• Speed up cellular processes.

• Switch cellular machinery on and off.

• Carry coded messages from the nucleus to the factory floor (ribosomes).

The process that builds mRNA is called _________ and it occurs in the ______________.

• protein synthesis, ribosome

• transcription, nucleus

• translation, ribosome

• ribosome, nucleus

How do cells make proteins from DNA?

• By transcribing DNA into mRNA as instructions to make a protein.

• By transcribing DNA into tRNA as instructions to make a protein.

• By transcribing DNA into rRNA as instructions to make a protein.

• DNA can be directly used to make a protein.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following are the complementary mRNA nucleotides to this DNA strand?

TAC GGG ATG ACT

• AUG CCC UAC UGA

• ATG CCC TAC TGA

• TGA TAC CCC ATG

• UGA UAC CCC AUG

Every three nucleotide letters of an mRNA are called...

• amino acids

• tRNA

• codons

• anticodons

How many amino acids can be made from 1500 nucleotides of mRNA?

• 500 amino acids

• 1500 amino acids

• 750 amino acids

• 150 amino acids

tRNA brings amino acids to the nucleus during translation.

• True

• False

Which amino acid is made from the mRNA code CCU ?

• Arg (R)

• Thr (T)

• Leu (L)

• Pro (P)