DNA/RNA and Protein Synthesis

The way a ribosome builds a protein is most like:

• Mixing up cookie dough

• Putting beads on a string

• Painting with watercolor

• Building a sandcastle

Muscles are made of thread-like proteins called myofilaments. What instructs muscle cells to make myofilaments?

• Amino acids

• Ribosomes

• Nerves

• DNA

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Amino acids are to proteins as _________ are to words.

• Sentences

• Letters

• Sounds

• Books

If you need more amino acids, which of these is the best solution?

• Eat more beans

• Go to the bathroom

• Lift weights

• Get more sleep

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If cells are restaurants, ribosomes are:

• Ingredients

• Chefs

• Recipes

• Diners

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Place the following in order from smallest to largest: gene, nitrogen base, codon

• Codon, base, gene

• Gene, codon, base

• Base, codon, gene

• Gene, base, codon

How many codons can you make with 6 nitrogen bases?

• 2

• 3

• 6

• 18

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Which of the following statements about RNA are true? (Check ALL that apply)

• RNA is a single helix

• RNA has exposed bases

• RNA forms outside the nucleus

• RNA carries genetic information

Which device best represents the function of the transcription stage?

• A - Blender

• B - Copy machine

• C - Telephone

• D - Toaster

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Which statement is TRUE about translation?

• Ribosomes hold mRNA in place

• tRNA leaves the nucleus

• Anti-codons transfer from mRNA to amino acids

• Protein is broken up into amino acids