DNA Transcription and Translation Lesson

Cells make proteins using the DNA code. Select all answers below that describe where DNA is located.

• In the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells

• Within the nucleus of eukaryotic cells

• In the cytoplasm of prokaryotic cells

• Within the nucleus of all cells

Select all answers below that are stages of protein synthesis.

• Translation

• Polymerase

• Helicase

• Transcription

__________ has the code for making all the proteins needed by the cell.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

What are the two steps involved in reading the DNA to make proteins?

• Copying and translation.

• Transcription and translation.

• Copying and reading.

• Reading and transcription.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The process that makes a copy, called mRNA, of the unzipped DNA strand is called

• transcription.

• transaction.

• translation.

• typing.

The name of the shape of DNA is called a

• pentagon.

• double helix.

• hexagon.

• tripple spiral.

Which of the following are one of the chemical base pairings?

• Adenine and Guanine.

• Adenine and Thymine.

• Adenine and Cytosine.

• Thymine and Cytosine.

DNA is made of chemical building blocks called

• nucleotides.

• bases.

• chemicals.

• phosphates.

Nucleotides are made of three parts:

• a backbone, a step and a base.

• a nitrate, a phosphate and a step,

• a phosphate group, a sugar group and one of four types of nitrogen bases.

• a twizzler, a toothpick and a marshmallow.

The complementary strand to TACG would be

• GCAT.

• tacg.

• CGAT.

• ATGC.