Transcription & Translation
Quiz by TeNeal Metcalf
High School
Biology (2017)
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- Q1Specifically, the copying of a gene to make mRNAreplicationprotein synthesisstranscriptiontranslation30sBIOL.6c
- Q2Before transcription can occur, this must happen.mRNA zips closedmRNA unzipsDNA unzipsDNA zips closed30sBIOL.6c
- Q3During transcription, ____ strands of _____ are used as a template.one, mRNAone, DNAtwo, DNAtwo, mRNA30sBIOL.6c
- Q4The purpose of RNA polymerase during transcription is to:take RNA nucleotides off of the strand of DNAadd new DNA nucleotides to the strand of DNAadd new RNA nucleotides to the strand of mRNAtake DNA nucleotides off of the strand of DNA30sBIOL.6c
- Q5In transcription, the RNA base U for uracil is complementary to the DNA baseT for thymineG for guanineC for cytosineA for adenine30sBIOL.6c
- Q6In transcription, the RNA base A for adenine is complementary to the DNA base _______________G for guanineT for thymineC for cytosineU for uracil30sBIOL.6c
- Q7During translation, the template for the production of a protein isDNAtRNAamino acidsmRNA30sBIOL.6c
- Q8The monomer (one piece) of protein.mRNAnucleic acidsamino acidsmore than one of these30sBIOL.6c
- Q9If the mRNA transcript has a mutation, the _____ will most likely have one as a CONSEQUENCE.nucleic acidsproteinorganismDNA30sBIOL.6c
- Q10In the picture of the DNA strand, the DNA nucleotide A for adenine matched up with the DNA nucleotide __________________T for thymineU for uracilC for cytosineG for guanine30sBIOL.6c
- Q11Another name for protein, in generalmonomermRNApolypeptidecollagen30sBIOL.6c
- Q12Specifically, this is used for pigmentation in mammals like humans.collagenmelaninmelatoninprotein30sBIOL.12b
- Q13Both DNA and RNA are made out of building blocks specifically calledmonomersamino acidsnucleotidespeptides30sBIOL.6c
- Q14Each codon of ______ codes for an ______.DNA, mRNADNA, amino acidamino acid, mRNAmRNA, amino acid30sBIOL.6c
- Q15___ nucleotides make up a codon.432130sBIOL.6c