Central Dogma

Which of the following sequences of processes correctly reflects the central dogma?

• protein synthesis, transcription, translation
• protein synthesis, translation, transcription
• transcription, translation, protein synthesis
• translation, transcription, protein synthesis

A molecule of DNA is made up of _________.

• amino acids and proteins
• ATP and enzymes
• paired nucleotides
• receptor enzymes

Which do DNA and RNA have in common?

• Both are double stranded.
• Both contain ribose molecules.
• Both contain phosphate groups.
• Both contain uracil.

If the structure of DNA were likened to a ladder, what would make up the “supporting structure” (not the “rungs”) of the ladder?

• amino acids and sugars
• nucleotide bases, including thymine
• nucleotide bases, including uracil
• sugar-phosphate molecules

Any change in the sequence of DNA is...

• transgenic shift
• Single Genotype
• Monohybrid Trait
• Mutation

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

• DNA
• RNA
• Ribosomes
• Amino Acids

DNA has a ______ strand; RNA has a ______ strand.

• double/double
• double/triple
• double/single
• single/single

In RNA, the nitrogen base____ replaces ____ that was present in DNA. 

• A, U (adenine, uracil)
• C, G (cytosine, guanine)
• U, T (uracil, thymine)
• U, A (uracil, adenine)

The "central dogma" states that genetic information flows from 

• Protein-->mRNA-->DNA
• Protein-->DNA-->mRNA
• mRNA-->DNA-->Protein
• DNA-->mRNA-->Protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Translation occurs in the

• nucleus
• mitochondria
• cytoplasm
• golgi apparatus