EXAM 3 2026 SCIENCE TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ proteins are the ____ ____ of the cell.
Answer: construction workers
◉ proteins control.
Answer: cell shape
function
reproduction
synthesis of biomolecules
◉ there is a flow of information from ____ to _____.
Answer: DNA; protein
◉ DNA in eukaryotes is kept in the.
Answer: nucleus
◉ Protein synthesis occurs at ____ in ____.
Answer: ribosomes; cytoplasm
◉ DNA infor is carried by ____ from the nucleus to the cytoplasm.
Answer: RNA
,◉ RNA differs from DNA.
Answer: single-stranded
uses sugar ribose
base uracil
◉ messenger RNA.
Answer: carries DNA gene information to the ribosome
◉ single-stranded "intermediate copy" of DNA.
Answer: mRNA
◉ transfer RNA.
Answer: carries amino acids to the ribosomes for addition to the growing
protein
◉ have a "cloverlead" shape.
Answer: tRNA
◉ ribosomal RNA.
Answer: part of the structure of ribosomes
◉ each ribosome consists of two subunits - one small and one large.
, Answer: rRNA
◉ genetic information is transcribed into ____ and then translated into
____.
Answer: RNA; protein
◉ information in a DNA gene is copied into mRNA in the process of.
Answer: transcription
◉ mRNA, tRNAs carrying amino acids, and a ribosome, synthesizes a
protein in the process of.
Answer: translation
◉ genetic code.
Answer: translates the nucleotide sequence into amino acids in proteins
◉ bases in mRNA are read by the ribosome in triplets called.
Answer: codons
◉ individuals who cracked genetic code.
Answer: nirenberg and matthaei
◉ nirenberg and matthaei's experiment.