Protein Synthesis

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

The main function of tRNA is to...

• carry a message that, when translated, forms proteins
• form a portion of ribosomes
• string together complementary RNA and DNA strands
• bring amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosomes

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

• Phenylalanine
• Tyrosine
• Leucine
• Stop codon

Which component of DNA determines the traits of an organism? 

• Nitrogen Bases
• Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
• Hydrogen bonds

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the location in the cell for translation?

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• ribosome
• chloroplast

What is the three base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

• Anticodon
• Codon
• Protein

What is the location in the cell for transcription?

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondria

Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template:
TGGCAAGTACGT

• ACCGTTCATGCA
• UGGCAAGUACGU
• UCCGUUCUUGCU
• ACCGUUCAUGCA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1