Transcription Translation

What is the correct sequence of the transfer of information in most organisms?

• protein to DNA to RNA

• RNA to DNA to protein

• DNA to RNA to protein

• RNA to protein to DNA

What is the enzyme that helps build mRNA?

• polypeptide

• tRNA

• translation

• RNA polymerase

What type of RNA carries the DNA message out of the nucleus to the ribosomes?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• aRNA

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATGGGAACTCCA

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 12

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What stops the process of translation?

• DNA polymerase stops adding bases at a random time

• mRNA transcript falls apart

• A stop codon is reached

• The ribosome moves on to another protein

Which process occurs in the ribosome?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

• All of these

What is a codon?

• A group of 3 nucleotides

• A form of RNA

• The replicated strand of DNA

• A group of introns

Translate the mRNA sequence to an amino acid sequence.

• Met-Pro

• Met-His

• His-Pro

• His-Met

In order for DNA instructions to move from the nucleus to the ribosomes in the cytoplasm of a cell, an RNA copy of a DNA strand must be made. This process, which takes place in the cell nucleus, is called?

• translation

• mutation

• DNA replication

• transcription

Which of the following is the complementary mRNA sequence to this DNA strand: AACTGAA?

• UUGACUU

• TTGACTT

• AACTGAA

• AACUGAA