Practice Test 8th Grade

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation

What is the location in the cell for translation?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• ribosome
• chloroplast

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

A small organelle in the cell on which proteins are assembled, It is a type of protein.

• Mitochondria

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Lysosome

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Which statement is describing the process of protein synthesis?

• DNA is copied into mRNA which is translated into protein
• DNA is copied into DNA
• DNA is copied into lysosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

DNA sequence ACCTG produces which mRNA strand? 

• UGGAC
• TGGAC
• GTCCA

Contains the bases adenine, uracil, cytosine and guanine

• DNA
• RNA
• Both

Transcribe the following DNA strand: CTG AAT

• GAC TTA

• CTG AAT

• GAC UUA

• CUG AAU

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA

• 4
• 2
• 6
• 12

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1