DNA, Protein Synthesis and Mutations

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Cytosine
• Thymine

_____________________ carries information for inherited traits.

• DNA
• FBI
• RNA
• CBS

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

A strand of DNA that looks like a twisted ladder is called a _____________________

• triple twist
• corkscrew
• double helix
• chain reaction

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

During transcription, this type of ribonucleic acid is responsible for copying the DNA and brining it out of the nucleus.

• tRNA

• mRNA

• rRNA

• dRNA

When these bond together, they form a protein

• Amino Acids

• Peptide Bonds

• Ribose

• Nucleotides

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

These building blocks consist of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base.

• Ribose

• Nucleotide

• Gene

• Protein

What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

• Anticodon
• Codon
• Protein

During Translation, mRNA is converted into a _______

• DNA

• Protein

• tRNA

• rRNA