DNA, Replication, & Protein Synthesis Review

In what process is mRNA synthesized?

• Transcription

• Translation

• DNA Replication

• Mitosis

Where does TRANSCRIPTION occur?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Cytoplasm

• Mitochondria

A polypeptide is a sequence of ____________________ held together by a ______________ bond.

• amino acids; peptide

• fatty acids; ionic

• proteins; hydrogen

• fatty acids; covalent

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What process is going on in this photo? 

• Transcription 
• Translation 
• Replication 
• All the above 

A DNA nucleotide may be made up of a phosphate group, along with

• deoxyribose sugar and uracil

• ribose sugar and cytosine

• deoxyribose sugar and thymine

• ribose sugar and adenine

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism? 

• Nitrogen Bases
• Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
• Hydrogen bonds

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the location in the cell for translation?

• nucleus

• mitochondria in cytoplasm

• ribosome in cytoplasm

• chloroplast in cytoplasm

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
CAT TCA CTG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG