RNA Synthesis Review

What does the "R" in RNA stand for?

• Ribose
• Ribosome
• Riboflavin
• Radial

In RNA, uracil replace which nitrogenous base?

• Thymine
• Guanine
• Adenine
• Cytosine

RNA is synthesized in the ________ and then travels to the _______.

• Nucleus; ribosomes
• Ribosomes; nucleus
• Nucleus; tRNA
• Ribosomes; mitochondria

What is the name for a sequence of three nitrogenous bases on a strand of mRNA?

• Codon
• Anticodon
• Amino acid
• Triplet

What is the name of the process that ends with the synthesis of a polypeptide (protein) chain?

• Transcription
• Translation
• Replication
• Transposition

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6