DNA to Proteins

In the following diagram, the bond that holds together letters W and X are called _______.

• covalent bonds

• ionic bonds

• hydrogen bonds

• all of the options listed

What is the correct order to make a protein?

• Protein, DNA, RNA

• RNA, DNA, Protein

• DNA, RNA, Protein

• Protein, RNA, DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What is occurring in this picture?

• Translation

• Replication

• Translocation

• Transcription

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Where does transcription take place?

• nucleus

• cytoplasm

• ribosome

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA

• 4

• 2

• 6

• 12

How many nucleotides make up a codon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The triplets of mRNA read by a ribosome are called _____.

• anticodons

• coded gene

• codons

• rRNA

What is translation?

• the process in which DNA is copied to make another molecule of DNA

• the process in which DNA is coded into mRNA

• the process in which mRNA is decoded into a protein

• the process in which enzymes break down mRNA

Which amino acid matches with the following codon: GAU

• GLU

• SER

• ASP

• ILE

Which amino acid matches with the following codon:

CAC

• STOP

• HIS

• LYS

• ARG