DNA Replication & Protein Synthesis

1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why is DNA important?

it is very small and very complicated

it's in everything

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

because we eat it every day for energy

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What are the 4 nitrogen bases found in DNA?

adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine

adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol

adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which 2 molecules forms the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

deoxyribose and adenine

deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

sugar and the nucleus

deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What is DNA made of? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.)

amino acids

nucleotides

fatty acids

polysaccharides

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Guanine bonds with ______________.

Adenine

Guanine

Cytosine

Thymine

6.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides?

Topoisomerase

DNA Polymerase

Ligase

Primase

7.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

In RNA, Uracil pairs with ______.

cytosine

adenine

guanine

thymine

8.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

translation

transcription

replication

9.

Multiple Choice

1 min

12 pts

The process to go from mRNA to a protein is called ____

transcription

rRNA

replication

translation

10.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Choose the nucleotide sequence of the RNA strand that would be complementary to the following strand:
GTAGTCA

UATUAGA

ACGACTG

CAUCAGU

CATCAGT

11.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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

12.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?

Phenylalanine

Tyrosine

Leucine

Stop codon

13.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

What is the location in the cell for translation?

nucleus

mitochondria

ribosome

chloroplast

14.

Multiple Choice

45 sec

1 pt

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

Anticodon

Codon

Protein

15.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

How long is spring break?

3 days

1 week

2 weeks (oh yay!)

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