U6: Central Dogma and Mutations

Where does transcription take place?

• nucleus
• ribosome
• cytoplasm
• smooth ER

In RNA, uracil (U) pairs with ______.

• cytosine (C)

• adenine (A)

• guanine (G)

• thymine (T)

Which Nucleotide matches to Cytosine (C)?

• Guanine (G)

• Adenine (A)

• Uracil (U)

• Thymine (T)

A codon consists of (a)   nucleotides

• 3
• 1
• 2
• 4

This is the process by which double stranded DNA produces single stranded RNA:

• Photosynthesis

• Translation

• Pollination

• Transcription

Where does translation take place?

• In the ribosome in the nucleus.

• In the ribosome in the cytoplasm.

• In the nucleus.

• In the mitochondria in the cytoplasm.

The DNA sequence UAGCGAUUACGU is part of a gene. How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence?

• 20

• 4

• 8

• 12

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

How many codons equal one amino acid?

• 1

• 3

• 6

• 9

What are the building blocks of proteins called?

• DNA
• RNA
• Ribosomes
• Amino Acids

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Reorder the following

• DNA

• translation

• RNA

• Protein

• transcription

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1