Messenger RNA and Transcription

What is the correct order to make a protein?

• Protein, DNA, RNA

• DNA, RNA, Protein

• RNA, DNA, Protein

• Protein, RNA, DNA

RNA contains which sugar?

• fructose

• deoxyribose

• ribose

• galactose

What base does RNA use in place of thymine?

(a)  

Write the RNA bases that would pair with TACGAA in transcription.

(a)  

Where does transcription take place?

• nucleus

• ribosome

• cytoplasm

• endoplasmic reticulum

True or false:  RNA is double-stranded.

• True

• False

Which process is used to make mRNA from the DNA in the nucleus?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

• Duplication

DNA codes for...

• carbohydrates

• fatty acids

• proteins

• sugars

A triplet of mRNA is called a _____.

• codon

• amino acid

• anticodon

• peptide bond

How many nucleotides make a codon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4