View the animation below, then complete the quiz to test your knowledge of the concept.

1	The segment of the DNA molecule where messenger RNA synthesis begins is called the...
	A)	promoter region.
	B)	sigma factor.
	C)	transcription terminator.
	D)	polymerase.
	E)	template.
2	The complimentary messenger RNA strand that would be synthesized from the DNA base sequence of CTGAC would be...
	A)	GACTG
	B)	UGACU
	C)	AGTUG
	D)	GACUG
	E)	GACGU
3	The name of the structure that causes the synthesis of RNA to cease is called the...
	A)	promoter region
	B)	sigma factor
	C)	transcription terminator
	D)	polymerase
	E)	template
4	The synthesis of messenger RNA is called translation.
	A)	True
	B)	False
5	Synthesis of a new strand of messenger RNA is in the 5' to 3' direction.
	A)	True
	B)	False