DNA & Protein Synthesis

Who is credited for discovering the shape of DNA?

• James Lebron and Francis Oneill
• James Watson and Francis Crick
• Henry Ford
• Rosalind Franklin

What 3 things make up a nucleotide?

• Sugar, Phosphate, Nitrogen Base
• Sugar, Hydrogen, Carbon
• Carbon, Phosphate, Nitrogen
• mRNA, tRNA and rRNA

How many base pairs would be needed to chain together 3 amino acids?

• 3
• 6
• 9
• 12

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What is assembled during transcription?

• transfer RNA
• messenger RNA
• DNA replication
• court proceedings

What is made during translation?

• transfer RNA
• messenger RNA
• Proteins
• Spanish Rice

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What stores the code for making an individual protein?

• DNA
• a gene
• a chromosome
• transfer RNA

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What makes DNA different from RNA?

• they type of phosphate
• the type of sugar
• having C pair with G
• Having A's

What is another name for a protein?

• a chain of amino acids
• polypeptide
• codon
• anticodon

Why do we need proteins?

• To taste good
• Everything is made of or by them
• Do digest our food
• to make pizza

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What amino acid is coded for by the mRNA UCU?

• Serine
• Arginine
• Glycine