DNA to Proteins

How many nucleotides make a codon?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 6

Using the the codon chart, what amino acids will tRNA bring to the ribosome based on the codons on the following mRNA

• MET-PRO-STOP

• IIE-PRO-TYR

• THR-ARG-SER

• MET-THR-STOP

Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 

• AUGCUU 

• ATGCTT

• GCATCC

• GCAUCC

The following picture must be

• DNA because it's double stranded

• RNA because it's single stranded

• DNA because it's single stranded

• RNA because it's double stranded

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Which enzyme has the job of unzipping the double helix?

• Helicase

• Polymerase

• Ligase

• Primerase

Looking a the diagram, what do the letters W and X represent?

• nucleotids

• deoxyribose sugars

• phosphate groups

• nitrogenous bases

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What process is going on in this photo? 

• Transcription 

• Translation 

• Replication 

• All the above 

The portion or segment of the DNA strand that codes for a particular protein is called a _____________________.

• gene

• chromosome

• codon

• anticodon

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Mutations that change the amino acid specified by the codon, affecting the amino acid sequence, are called:

• nonsense mutations

• missense mutations

• silent mutations

• all of the above

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

The DNA molecule belongs to which of the 4 major organic molecules we learned about earlier in the year?

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• nucleic acids

• proteins