Transcription and Translation

_______ is made during transcription and ________ is made during translation.

• mRNA / a protein
• a protein / mRNA
• Ribosome / Nucleus
• mRNA / tRNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Which RNA bases would pair with TAC  in transcription? 

• AUG
• ATG
• GCA
• GCA

One difference between DNA and RNA is that....

• Only RNA has the base Uracil
• only RNA contains the base Thymine
• only RNA contains the base Cytocine
• only RNA contained the base Guanine

A triplet (3 bases)  of mRNA is called a

• codon
• anticodon
• amino acid
• peptide bond

What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?

• Aspartic Acid
• Histidine
• Glutamine
• Methionine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Translation happens in the - 

• Nucleus
• Ribosome
• Chloroplast
• Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

. What are the building blocks of proteins called?

• nucleotides

• proteins

• amino acids

• carbohydrates

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

An RNA molecule is

• double helix
• always double stranded
• usually double stranded
• single stranded

Where does transcription take place?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome

A is pointing at the

• mRNA

• nucleus

• tRNA

• codon

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1