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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which type of RNA is responsible for composing the ribosome?
tRNA
mRNA
rRNA
DNA
- 2. Multiple Choice
What vocabulary word is this- a set of 3 nucleotides on the mRNA?
Codon
Anticodon
Amino Acid
Genetic Code
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where does transcription take place?
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
My House
Nucleus
- 4. Multiple Choice
What type of RNA is this- copies instructions in DNA and carries these to the ribosome in the cytoplasm?
tRNA
Anticodon
mRNA
rRNA
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where does translation take place?
Mitochondria
Ribosome
My Backyard
Nucleus
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the mRNA equivalent of TAC CTG TTA AGC TAC AAA ATT?
AUG UCG GAC AAU AUG UUU UAA
AUG GAC AAU UCG AUG UUU UAA
AUG UCG GAC AUG AAU UUU UAA
AUG GAC AAU UCG UUU AUG UAA
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the first step of translation?
Drop off amino acids
Amino acids match with the current codon
Ribosome reads the mRNA codons
mRNA attaches to the ribosome
- 8. Multiple Choice
What vocabulary word is this- monomer for making proteins, held together by peptide bonds?
Nucleotides
Anticodon
Genetic Code
Amino Acid
- 9. Multiple Choice
What type of RNA is this- carries amino acids to the ribosome and mRNA?
tRNA
Codon
mRNA
rRNA
- 10. Multiple Choice
What vocabulary word is this- complementary 3 nucleotides on tRNA?
Nucleotides
Anticodon
Amino Acid
Genetic Code
- 11. Multiple Choice
What does transcription start with?
RNA
DNA
tRNA
mRNA
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the second step in transcription?
Unzip the DNA
Use complementary base-pairing rules to match RNA nucleotides with the exposed DNA nucleotides
DNA zips back up and the mRNA leave the nucleus and enters the cytoplasm
Release the completed mRNA molecule
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the mRNA equivalent of GCTAGTACGTGCACATTAGAA?
CGAUCAUGCGCGUGUCAUCUU
CGAUCAUGCACGUGUAAUCUU
CGAUCAUGCUCGUGUAAGCUU
CGAUCCUGCACGUGUAAUCUG
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is protein synthesis?
A protein shake
The process of reading the instructions in the DNA to make protein.
The process of the creating mRNA
It creates carbohydrates
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the first step of transcription?
Peptide bonds
Pair complementary base pairs.
Unzip the gene that needs to be copied
Release the complete mRNA molecule
- 16. Multiple Choice
Where is Translation located?
vacuole/cytoplasm
cytoplasm/ribosome
mitochondria/vacuole
nucleus
- 17. Multiple Choice
When the “stop codon” is reached, the ribosomes…
Bind the amino acids together
Create a copy of DNA
Reads the mRNA codons
Releases the completed protein
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which amino acids would be linked if the DNA strand was
TACCGGATGCCAGATCAAATC
Met – Ala – Tyr – Gly – Val – Leu - stop
Ala– Met – Gly – Tyr – Leu – Val - stop
Met – Ala– Gly – Tyr – Leu – Val - stop
Met – Ala – Tyr – Gly – Leu – Val - stop
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which amino acids would be linked if the DNA strand was
TAC CTG TTA AGC TAC AAA ATT
Met – Ala – Tyr – Gly – Val – Leu - stop
Met – Asp – Asp – Ser – Met – Phe - stop
Met – Asp – Asp – Met – Ser – Phe - stop
Met – Ala – Asp – Ser – Met – Phe - stop
- 20. Multiple Choice
The molecule copied directly from DNA is represented by number
1
2
3
4
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is an example of a molecule produced by the process shown above?
glucose
glycogen
a fatty acid
a protein
- 22. Multiple Choice
Structure number 2 represents a
tRNA
rRNA
mRNA
ribosome
- 23. Multiple Choice
The bond represented by number 5 is a ____ bond
covalent
ionic
peptide
hydrogen
- 24. Multiple Choice
What process is happening in box #4?
transcription
translation
peptide
replication
- 25. Multiple Choice
If a portion of a messenger RNA molecule contains the base sequence U-U-A, then the corresponding anti-codon on the tRNA base sequence is
A-A-U
U-U-A
T-T-U
T-T-A
- 26. Multiple Choice
How many amino acids are coded for by the strand of mRNA shown here?
AUG UAC GGG
1
2
3
6
- 27. Multiple Choice
Given the sequence of DNA nucleotide bases TAGTAGTAG, give the complementary strand of mRNA produced during transcription.
ATGATGATG
AAUCGGAAC
AUCAUCAUC
TAGTAGTAG
- 28. Multiple Choice
During protein synthesis, what does mRNA do?
It delivers DNA’s instructions for making proteins to the ribosome
It constructs proteins out of random amino acids
It strings together two complementary RNA strands
It strings together two complementary DNA strands
- 29. Multiple Choice
What type of bond holds together 3 and 4?
covalent
hydrogen
peptide
james
- 30. Multiple Choice
What type of bond holds together 1 and 2?
covalent
hydrogen
peptide
james
- 31. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains the relationship between interphase and mitosis?
The nucleus divides during interphase, and the two resulting nuclei separate in mitosis.
The cell replicates during interphase and leads to the duplication of chromosomes in mitosis.
The DNA replicates during interphase, and the resulting identical chromosomes separate in mitosis.
The cell membrane divides during interphase and leads to division of the nucleus in mitosis.
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which statement about translation is true?
DNA determines mRNA's base sequence in the process of translation.
Translation requires mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA to perform protein synthesis.
Translation combines ribosomes and amino acids during RNA synthesis.
DNA polymerase links together amino acids and completes translation.
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