Replication Transcription Translation

Check all the ones that apply to RNA

• single strand

• uracil

• large molecule

• leaves the nucleus

• unable to leave the nucleus

During protein synthesis, what does mRNA do?

• it strings together two complementary DNA strands

• it constructs proteins out of random amino acids

• it delivers DNA's instructions for making proteins to the ribosome

• it constructs proteins out of random amino acids

Translation takes place in the 

• ribosome

• chloroplast

• nucleus

• mitochondria

Brings the amino acids to the ribosome

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

What is the term for a three-nucleotide sequence that codes for an amino acid?

• base

• codon

• amine

• serine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What would happen if we did not have start codons?

• Polypeptide chains would continue to grow

• Amino acids would bind to tRNA

• Protein synthesis wouldn't occur

• mRNA would form a double strand

Where is the DNA located inside the cell?

• Ribosome

• Endoplasmic reticulum

• Golgi apparatus

• Nucleus

What is the purpose of protein synthesis?

• to make a protein (polypeptide)

• to make mRNA

• to make an amino acid

• to copy DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which process makes use of the enzyme DNA Polymerase to build new nucleotides?

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

Which process makes use of the DNA sequence to create a strand of messenger RNA?

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation