DNA, RNA, and Protein Synthesis Review

Which two processes are involved in protein synthesis?

• Replication and Transcription
• Replication and Translation
• Transcription and Translation

Within the eukaryotic cell, where does transcription occur?

• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Ribosome

Which of the following molecules is made during transcription?

• DNA
• tRNA
• protein
• mRNA

Within the cell, where does translation occur?

• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Ribosome

Which of the following bases is found only in RNA?

• Adenine
• Guanine
• Thymine
• Uracil

Which form of RNA contains the instructions for building a protein?

• amino RNA
• ribosomal RNA
• messenger RNA
• transfer RNA

Which form of RNA carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome?

• amino RNA
• ribosomal RNA
• transfer RNA
• messenger RNA

Which form of RNA reads the instructions for protein assembly?

• amino RNA
• ribosomal RNA
• transfer RNA
• messenger RNA

What are the three base segments of mRNA called?

• anticodons
• codons
• triplets

What are the three base segments of tRNA called?

• anticodons
• codons
• triplets