Codons, Codon Chart

When using your codon chart, what sequence can you use to find the correct amino acid?

• DNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

• Any of these will do

What organelle reads the mRNA and finds the correct amino acid?

• DNA

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Chloroplast

How many nucleotides make up a codon?

• 1

• 3

• 5

• 15

How many codons: AAU GCG AUG

• 9

• 1

• 3

• 15

How many nucleotides? AAU GCG AUG

• 9

• 3

• 1

• 15

ATCAGTGAT A codon is a sequence of three nucleotides that code for an amino acid. If the DNA sequence shown here goes through transcription and translation, how many amino acids will result from this sequence?

• 5
• 4
• 2
• 3

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

RNA is read in sections called:

• Triplets
• Genes
• Codons
• Genes

Which Sequence could be found in RNA?

• ACCTGT

• CGCATT

• AUGCUU

Amino acids are joined together in order to form

• DNA
• ribosomes
• proteins 
• RNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon