RNA, Transcription, & Translation Quiz

What is transcription?

• Making a copy of the entire DNA strands

• Making an RNA copy of a DNA gene

• Making a copy of mRNA

• Using the mRNA base sequence to create amino acid chains

What is translation?

• Making a copy of the entire DNA strands

• Making an RNA copy of a DNA gene

• Making a copy of mRNA

• Using the mRNA base sequence to create amino acid chains

What is a gene?

• A sequence of bases that code for a protein

• A section of DNA that does not code for an amino acid

• A protein

• A chemical found in ribosomes

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Where is DNA found in the cell?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Ribosomes

Where is RNA found in the cell (2 places)?

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Ribosomes

Transcription of DNA to mRNA happens in the ____________.

Translation of mRNA to protein happens in the ____________.

Which type of RNA is responsible for carrying information from the DNA in the nucleus out to the ribosome to make a protein?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

Which type of RNA brings amino acids to the ribosome and “reads” the information in mRNA?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

The parts of DNA that provide the code for proteins are the ____________.

• Nitrogen bases
• phosphate groups

• tRNA

• Ribosomes

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