Quiz Title: Q3M4: DNA and Protein Synthesis

Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer.

1.) How many nucleotides are needed to form one amino acid?

a.) 5 nucleotides

b.) 4 nucleotides

c.) 3 nucleotides

d.) 2 nucleotides

2.) What is the process in which the original identity of DNA makes a copy of itself?

a.) DNA replication

b.) RNA replication

c.) transcription

d.) translation

3.) What is the lagging strand sequence if the leading strand sequence of DNA is TTA CCG ATC GAA?

a.) UAU CCG AUG CUA

b.) TCG CCC AUG CUA

c.) AAT GGC TAG CTT

d.) AAU GGC UAG CUU

4.) How many amino acids can be identified if the coded mRNA sequence is GCAUUACAUGGCGGA?

a.) 7

b.) 6

c.) 5

d.) 4

5.) What is the nitrogen base pair of Adenine in transcription?

a.) cytosine

b.) guanine

c.) thymine

d.) uracil
6.) The central dogma of Molecular Biology states that There are four nitrogenbases in DNA, two
purines (adenine and guanine) and two pyrimidines(cytosine and thymine). Which process is not
included in the central dogma?

a.) duplication

b.) transcription

c.) translation

d.) translocation

7.) RNA is synthesized using a DNA template in a process called ______, which utilizes the enzyme
_______.

a.) translation, RNA polymerase

b.) transcription, DNA polymerase

c.) transcription, RNA polymerase

d.) replication, DNA polymerase

8.) Which statement correctly differentiates RNA from DNA?

a.) RNA is single-stranded and DNA is double-stranded

b.) RNA is double-stranded and DNA is single-stranded

c.) DNA uses Uracil and RNA uses Thymine

d.) RNA has deoxyribose and DNA has ribose

9.) What is the proper sequence of Protein synthesis?

1. mRNA copies DNA according to complementary base pairing

2. mRNA leaves the nucleus.

3. a stop codon is reached; the newly formed protein is released.

4. amino acids bind to each, the chain lengthens.

5. DNA strands unwind and separate.

6. tRNA binds to the corresponding mRNA.

a.) 5,3,6,2,4,1

b.) 3,6,5,4,2,1

c.) 5,6,3,4,2,1

d.) 5,1,2,6,4,3
10.) Which units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

a.) Amino acids

b.) Fatty Acids

c.) Nucleotides

d.) Polysaccharides