What is the name for when DNA makes another copy of itself?
transcription
translation
replication
duplication
2. Multiple Choice
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What is the name for when the RNA info is read and turned into a protein?
transcription
transcribation
translation
replication
3. Multiple Choice
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In translation, the language of the bases is turned into the language of ___.
proteins
amino acids
nucleic acids
nucleotides
4. Multiple Choice
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Where does transcription take place?
nucleus
cytoplasm
rough ER
mitochondrion
5. Multiple Choice
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Where does translation take place?
nucleus
smooth ER
lysosome
cytoplasm
6. Multiple Choice
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What is the name for this RNA --> proteins?
translation
transcription
replication
none of these
7. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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The genetic code is read three "letters" at a time, so that each "word" is three bases long and corresponds to a single amino acid. What is each three-letter "word" in mRNA know as?
an anitcodon
a codon
a decoding band
a gene
8. Multiple Choice
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Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?
nitrogenous base
nucleic acid
cholesterol
fatty acid
9. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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DNA codes for...
cholesterol
proteins
fatty acids
carbohydrates
10. Multiple Choice
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Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand ATG TGA CAG
ATG TGA CAG
TAC ACT GTC
GTA AGT GAC
CAT TCA CTG
11. Multiple Choice
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Looking at the mRNA strand, how many codons are there. UCGAGACU
8
4
2
1
12. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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A long strand of RNA nucleotides that are formed complementary to one strand of DNA. They also travel from the nucleus to the ribosome to direct the making of a specific protein.
tRNA
rRNA
DNA
mRNA
13. Multiple Choice
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The _______ represents the shape of the dna molecule.
Helix
Double Helix
Ladder
Quartenary
14. Multiple Choice
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What does RNA contain that DNA does not?
Thymine
Uracil
Adenine
Love
15. Multiple Choice
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What is the correct DNA complementary base to AAT CGT TAC
AAT GCA TAC
TTA CGT ATG
TTA GCA ATG
UUA GCA AUG
16. Multiple Choice
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Which is a difference between DNA and RNA
RNA is double stranded
RNA is not made of nucleotides
RNA contains Uracil instead of Thymine
RNA does not contain a sugar
17. Multiple Choice
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Genetic info flows in one direction. Which best represents this flow?
DNA-protein-RNA
Protein-RNA-DNA
RNA-protein-DNA
DNA-RNA-protein
18. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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How many parts make up a Nucleotide?
One
Two
Three
Four
19. Multiple Choice
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What base does Cytosine pair with?
Guanine
Thymine
Adenine
Ribose
20. Multiple Choice
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What base does Adenine pair with?
Guanine
Cytosine
Thymine
Deoxyribose
21. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
cell membrane
vacuole
chloroplast
nucleus
22. Multiple Choice
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Where does protein synthesis takes place?
vacuole
ribosome
chloroplast
mitochondria
23. Multiple Choice
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A codon consists of how many nucleotides
1
2
3
4
24. Multiple Choice
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What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Leucine
Stop codon
25. Multiple Choice
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What amino acid is represented by the codon CAG?
Aspartic Acid
Histidine
Glutamine
Methionine
26. Multiple Choice
30 seconds
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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
27. Multiple Choice
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Which is the mRNA molecule that would be transcribed from this DNA template: TGGCAAGTACGT
ACCGTTCATGCA
UGGCAAGUACGU
UCCGUUCUUGCU
ACCGUUCAUGCA
28. Multiple Choice
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What amino acid is represented by the codon UUU?
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Leucine
Stop codon
29. Multiple Choice
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What amino acid is represented by the codon CAU?
Aspartic Acid
Histidine
Glutamine
Methionine
30. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code CCC?
Gly
Lys
Ala
Pro
31. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
Which amino acid would be synthesized given the DNA sequence GTA?
Histidine
Valine
Threonine
Methionine
32. Multiple Choice
2 minutes
1 pt
This diagram can be used to specify amino acid sequences in polypeptides. Which sequence of the genetic code would produce a polypeptide with the amino acid sequence Ala-Arg-Pro?
GCAAGACCU
GACCUGCUC
GCCAGUCCG
ACGGCGUCC
33. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code GCA?
Gly
Lys
Ala
Pro
34. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code GGA?
Gly
Lys
Ala
Pro
35. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code UUC?
Gly
Lys
Ala
Phe
36. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code AUG?
Gly
Lys
Ala
MET
37. Multiple Choice
1 minute
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In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code UAA?
Stop
Lys
Ala
Pro
38. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code UCA?
Ser
Lys
Ala
Pro
39. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code GUA?
Gly
Lys
Ala
Val
40. Multiple Choice
1 minute
1 pt
In the chart, which amino acid is specified by the mRNA code ACA?