Amino Acid Codon

Amino Acid Codon

10th Grade

25 Qs

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Amino Acid Codon

Amino Acid Codon

Assessment

Quiz

Science

10th Grade

Hard

NGSS.HS-LS1-1, DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking, DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Standards-aligned

Created by

Lisa Thompson

Used 1+ times

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25 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What amino acid is this codon?
CCA

Proline

Serine

Valine

Arginine

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What amino acid is this codon?
GUA

Threonine

Serine

Valine

Arginine

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What amino acid is this codon?
AGC

Threonine

Serine

Lysine

Arginine

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What amino acid is this codon?
GAC

Proline

Serine

Phenylalanine

Aspartic Acid

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Samuel is studying genetics and is curious about how the sequence of nucleotides in DNA determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein. Explain this process to him.

By matching one nucleotide with 3 corresponding amino acids

Through the formation of peptide bonds between nucleotides

By determining the order of codons, which specify amino acids

By directly synthesizing amino acids from DNA segments

Answer explanation

By determining the order of codons, which specify amino acids

Tags

DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Explain how the sequence of nucleotides in DNA determines the sequence of amino acids in a protein.

By matching one nucleotide with 3 corresponding amino acids

Through the formation of peptide bonds between nucleotides

By determining the order of codons, which specify amino acids

By directly synthesizing amino acids from DNA segments

Tags

DOK Level 3: Strategic Thinking

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 12 pts

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What is the three-base sequence of mRNA that codes for a single amino acid?

Anticodon

Codon

Protein

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