Match the statements/components to the correct molecule.
DNA | RNA | Both | |
|---|---|---|---|
Can leave the nucleus | |||
Cannot leave the nucleus | |||
Ribose | |||
Deoxyribose | |||
Adenine (A) | |||
Single stranded | |||
Guanine (G) | |||
Double stranded | |||
Cytosine (C) | |||
Thymine (T) | |||
Uracil (U) |
Label the differences between DNA and RNA below.

Double helix
Uracil
Deoxyribose
Nucleus ONLY
Ribose
Single strand
Nucleus and Cytoplasm
Thymine
What is the correct order to make a protein (protein synthesis)?
Not all answers will be used.
Protein
mRNA
Cytoplasm
DNA
One difference between DNA and RNA is that....
Why are proteins important?
The image below illustrates the first step of Protein Synthesis.
Which process is occurring in the picture above?
The image below illustrates the first step of Protein Synthesis.
What is the purpose of this process?
The image below illustrates the first step of Protein Synthesis.
Where does this process take place in the cell?
Suppose a cell is exposed to a chemical that inhibits RNA polymerase. What would be the most immediate effect on the cell?
What does transcription look like?
Use each item ONE time.

mRNA strand (product)
RNA polymerase
DNA strand
A mutation causes RNA to have thymine instead of uracil. How might this affect the function of RNA in the cell?
Given the DNA strand below, find the complementary mRNA strand.
UAC
TAC
AUG
AGG
ATG
AGT
TCG
UCG
UAG
Given the DNA strand below, find the complementary mRNA strand.
Given the DNA strand below, find the complementary mRNA strand.