Practice Test Ribosomes and Protein Synthesis

Which of the following is a difference between RNA and DNA?

• RNA uses the sugar ribose instead of deoxyribose

• RNA uses uracil instead of thymine

• RNA is single stranded while DNA is double stranded

• All of these are correct

The type of RNA that makes up ribosomes is

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• dRNA

The type of RNA that carries amino acids is

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

The type of RNA that carries the message from DNA is

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• All of these

The process of making a strand of mRNA from DNA is known as

• Replication

• Transcription

• Translation

• Mitosis

Where does transcription take place?

• In the mitochondria

• In the cytoplasm

• On the ribosome

• In the nucleus

What would be the resulting mRNA strand made in transcription from the following DNA segment: ATA CGC AGT

• TAT GCG TCA

• ATA CGC AGT

• UAU GCG UCA

• UAT GCG AGT

Proteins are made by linking together

• fatty acids

• nucleotides

• RNA

• amino acids

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Three mRNA bases that are read together are known as what?

• Codon

• Anticodon

• Triplet

• Amino acid

Some amino acids have more than one codon.

• True

• False

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