Protein Synthesis POP Quiz

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______. 

• cytosine
• adenine
• guanine
• thymine

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

DNA sequence ACCTG produces which mRNA strand? 

• UGGAC
• TGGAC
• GTCCA

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

What is the correct amino acid sequence for the mRNA code AUGCCAGUAUGA

• Met-Pro-Ala-Val

• Met-Pro-Val

• Tyr-Gly-His

• Tyr-Gly-Arg-His

What part of protein synthesis does this diagram represent?

• mRNA
• tRNA
• rRNA
• RNA

Where do cells get the information to make proteins?

• RNA
• DNA
• phosphate group

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Messenger RNA carries a copy of the DNA code.

• true
• false