Unit 9: Protein Synthesis Review

The form of RNA that acts as a messenger to decode DNA is...

• rRNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

• amino acids

Which of the following are the three parts of a DNA & RNA nucleotide?

• Protein, carbohydrate, fats

• acid, base, lipid

• ribosome, membrane, neuron

• sugar molecule, phosphate, nitrogenous base

What process occurs when tRNA bring in the appropriate amino acid to create a protein?

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• helication

A base is given the wrong complementary partner, but still creates the same amino acid, what type of mutation has occurred?

• frameshift: insertion

• frameshift: deletion

• point: nonsense

• point: silent

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

What do three nucleotides code for?

• 1 amino acid

• 3 amino acids

• 1 protein

• 3 proteins

Which of the following is not considered a cause of mutations?

• Infrared light

• Tobacco and drug use

• Viruses

• Natural mistakes

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NGSS.HS-LS3-2

DNA is called the blueprint of life because...

• it's like a fingerprint.

• it contains the plans for building a living organism.

• It relays messages to other molecules.

• It contains the color blue.

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1

If a polypeptide chain being created was currently made up of 3 amino acids, how many nucleotides would have been transcribed to create the codons that were translated at the ribosome?

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 18

The three nucleotide sequence on tRNA is called a(n) ...

• translation

• codon

• anticodon

• nucleosome

Which type of RNA combines with proteins in order to make up a ribosome?

• rRNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

• pRNA