Protein Synthesis/DNA replication

Match the following

• mRNA is made of a section of DNA in the nucleus.

• Translation

• Messenger RNA

• mRNA

• transfer RNA

• tRNA

• mRNA codons match with tRNA and the code is translated into a protein at a ribosome (rRNA).

• Transcription

• Making an exact copy of DNA

• Replication

What shape is RNA classified as?

• Double Helix

• Single Helix

• Ladder

• Triple Helix

What does DNA stand for?

• Double Ribonucleic Acid

• Do Not Answer

• Does Not Apply

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

What are proteins composed of?

• DNA

• A Single Helix

• Amino Acids

• RNA

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What does mRNA stand for?

• Messenger RNA

• Maximum RNA

• Manager RNA

• Master RNA

Where does translation occur?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• Lysosomes

• Cytoplasm

Where does transcription occur?

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Membrane

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

• double helix
• contains ribose
• made of amino acids
• contains Uracil

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Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

• amino acids
• nucleotides
• fatty acids
• polysaccharides

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

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