Protein Synthesis and Genetic Code

What is the purpose of this process?

• Preserving genetic information for future generations

• Deleting the information in the sequence produced from the DNA template

• Transcribing information in the DNA sequence for use by the cell

• Producing more nucleotides for the DNA sequence

What process is going on in this photo?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

• All the above

What molecule is made during transcription?

• DNA

• tRNA

• ATP

• mRNA

How is the instructions for your traits carried on a DNA molecule?

• Sequence of the nitrogen bases

• In the Deoxyribose Sugar

• In the bond between the phosphate and the sugar

• In the phosphate group

What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
• the color of the nitrogen bases
• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

What is the purpose of this process?

• To replicate the DNA of an organism before cell division

• To assemble nucleotide in an mRNA chain along a DNA template

• To synthesize amino acids used to unzip strands of DNA and copy the genetic code

• To translate the genetic code into a specific sequence of amino acids

Assume that you have straight hair and your sibling has curly hair. What accounts for this difference?

• You have DNA and your sibling does not.
• The your sequence of nitrogen bases is different than your sibling.
• Your sibling has a weave. 
• Your sibling has a genetic mutation. 

What process is depicted in the picture?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Replication

What is the significance of the sequence (order) of the Nitrogen Bases in DNA?

• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines the number of chromosomes present in an organism.
• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines the traits that an organism will possess (have).
• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines the gender of an organism.
• The order of the Nitrogen Bases determines whether an organism is abiotic biotic.

Transcription takes place in the 

• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• mitochondrion
• nucleus