Transcription and Translation

The two strands of a DNA molecule are held together by ________ bonds between their base pairs.

• covalent
• hydrogen
• ionic
• peptide

What is the process that copies information from DNA into RNA?

• protein synthesis
• transcription
• translation
• DNA Polymerase

What will be the resulting mRNA from this DNA sequence:
GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT?

• CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA
• GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT
• CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA
• CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG
  

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

One difference between DNA and RNA is that RNA....

• is double stranded 
• contains the base Thymine
• contains the base Uracil 
• contained the base Guanine

Amino acids are joined together in order to form

• DNA
• ribosomes
• proteins 
• RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Transcribe the following piece of DNA:
ATCGTA

• UAGCAU
• TAGCAT
• ATCGTA
• AUCGUA

The process of making RNA (i.e. mRNA) from DNA is called

• Replication
• Transcription
• Translation
• Protein synthesis

What is the correct sequence?

• RNA --> DNA --> Protein
• Protein --> RNA --> DNA
• DNA --> RNA --> Protein
• DNA --> Protein --> RNA

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

How many (nitrogenous) bases are in one codon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?

• mRNA
• tRNA
• RNA
• DNA