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What is the building block of a protein?
a) nucleotide
b) amino acid
c) monosaccharide
d) fatty acid

Which answer below is the mRNA strand made from the DNA template: C-T-A-G-C-T-A-A-T?
a) G-A-U-C-G-A-U-U-A
b) C-U-A-G-C-U-A-A-U
c) T-A-A-T-C-G-A-T-C
d) G-A-T-C-G-A-T-T-A

Which answer below is the complementary DNA strand for C-T-A-G-C-T-A-A-T?
a) G-A-U-C-G-A-U-U-A
b) C-T-A-G-C-T-A-A-T
c) T-A-A-T-C-G-A-T-C
d) G-A-T-C-G-A-T-T-A

Transcription takes place inside the _____ of a cell.
a) nucleus
b) cytoplasm
c) mitochondrion
d) ribosome

Translation takes place in the _____ of the cell.
a) chloroplast
b) nucleus
c) ribosome
d) Golgi apparatus

Which of the following best describes the Central Dogma of Biology?
a) Protein - DNA - Trait - RNA
b) RNA - DNA - Protein - Trait
c) Trait - DNA - Protein - RNA
d) DNA - RNA - Protein - Trait

A single-stranded molecule that acts as a template to make a protein is called _____.
a) tRNA
b) mRNA
c) rRNA
d) snRNA

What nucleotide is not found in a molecule of DNA?
a) uracil
b) thymine
c) adenine
d) cytosine

Which type of RNA carries amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome?
a) tRNA
b) mRNA
c) snRNA
d) rRNA

What is a group of three nucleotides that code for an amino acid called?
a) protein
b) grouplet
c) polymerase
d) codon

The process of building mRNA from DNA is called _____.
a) transciption
b) transportation
c) translation
d) transient

The _____ is the triplet of bases on the end of a tRNA molecule.
a) codon
b) protein
c) anticodon
d) gene

The process where mRNA is read and made into an amino acid chain is called _____.
a) transcription
b) transportation
c) translation
d) transient

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides: ATG GGA ACT CCA?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 12

In proteins, the amino acid order is determined by ...
a) the order of nitrogenous bases in RNA.
b) the order of nitrogenous bases in DNA.
c) random placement.
d) There is no order.

The process where mRNA is translated into amino acids happens in what part of the cell?
a) nucleus
b) mitochondria
c) cytoplasm
d) endoplasmic reticulum

Which of these nitrogenous bases is NOT in RNA?
a) uracil
b) thymine
c) cytosine
d) guanine

Which two processes are involved in protein synthesis?
a) replication and transcription
b) replication and translation
c) transcription and translation
d) replication, transcription, and translation

Use a codon chart to answer this question. What amino acid is represented by the codon UUA?
a) phenylalanine
b) leucine
c) tyrosine
d) serine

Proteins are chains of amino acids bonded together. Which is the correct sequence for making proteins?
a) Information in RNA uses thermal energy to make protein.
b) Information in RNA mutates into DNA and then is made into protein.
c) Information in DNA is formed into protein directly.
d) Information is DNA is transferred into RNA and then made into protein.

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