RNA Practice Quiz – Structure, Types & Protein Synthesis Review Questions
Study Guide
The DNA molecule is made up of -- strand(s) and the RNA molecule is made of -- strand(s) -
correct answer ✔✔2 ; 1
Which type of RNA carries the code form the DNA to the site where the protein is assembled? -
correct answer ✔✔messenger RNA
Amino acids are linked onto a polypeptide chain by ribosomes. What carried free amino acids to
the ribosomes? - correct answer ✔✔tRNA
The nitrogenous base found in DNA but not in RNA is - correct answer ✔✔thymine
The synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template strand is called - correct answer
✔✔transcription
The portion of the DNA molecule that is translated is composed of - correct answer ✔✔exons
Translation begins when the initiator tRNA binds to - correct answer ✔✔the first codon of the
mRNA
Which property is shared by the processes of replication and transcription? - correct answer
✔✔one strand of nucleic acid serves as a template for synthesis of another.
In transcription, -- is used as a template for the construction of a new RNA molecule. - correct
answer ✔✔a segment of one strand of double stranded DNA
Study Guide
The DNA molecule is made up of -- strand(s) and the RNA molecule is made of -- strand(s) -
correct answer ✔✔2 ; 1
Which type of RNA carries the code form the DNA to the site where the protein is assembled? -
correct answer ✔✔messenger RNA
Amino acids are linked onto a polypeptide chain by ribosomes. What carried free amino acids to
the ribosomes? - correct answer ✔✔tRNA
The nitrogenous base found in DNA but not in RNA is - correct answer ✔✔thymine
The synthesis of an RNA molecule from a DNA template strand is called - correct answer
✔✔transcription
The portion of the DNA molecule that is translated is composed of - correct answer ✔✔exons
Translation begins when the initiator tRNA binds to - correct answer ✔✔the first codon of the
mRNA
Which property is shared by the processes of replication and transcription? - correct answer
✔✔one strand of nucleic acid serves as a template for synthesis of another.
In transcription, -- is used as a template for the construction of a new RNA molecule. - correct
answer ✔✔a segment of one strand of double stranded DNA
