DNA Structure and Protein Synthesis

Which nucleotide is complementary to adenine on a DNA strand?

• adenine

• thymine

• cytosine

• guanine

The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

• A DNA molecule
• A lipid molecule
• A carbohydrate molecule
• A protein molecule

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which of the following best defines a gene?

• A diploid cell containing two sets of chromosomes
• A unit made up of chromosomes that control for a specific trait
• A segment of DNA that codes for a particular protein
• All the other answers are correct.

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

What is the difference between DNA and RNA

• DNA has uracil and RNA has thymine
• DNA is involved in transcription and RNA is involved in translation
• DNA contains thymine and RNA contains uracil
• DNA is made of nucleotides and RNA is not

What will be the resulting mRNA from this DNA sequence:
GAT-TAC-AGA-TTA-CAT?

• CTA-ATG-TCT-AAT-GTA
• GAU-UAG-UGA-UUA-GUT
• CUA-AUG-UCU-AAU-GUA
• CAT-ACA-TAC-ATA-TAG
  

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which organelle is the location where protein is made?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleotide

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Insertion, deletion, and substitution are all examples of a change in a genetic sequence which is also referred to as (a)

• Gene

• Amino Acid

• Ribose

• Mutation

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

During transcription, this type of ribonucleic acid is responsible for copying the DNA and brining it out of the nucleus.

• tRNA

• mRNA

• rRNA

• dRNA

The process to go from DNA to mRNA is _______

• translation
• transcription
• replication

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

• transcription
• rRNA
• replication
• translation