Protein Synthesis Unit

A series of three letters on the mRNA are known as.

• codon

• anticodon

• protein

• amino acid

RNA is

• deoxyribonucleic acid
• ribonucleic acid
• rhinonucleic acid
• reverse nucleic acid

The type of RNA that carries instructions from the nucleus to the ribosome is

• mRNA
• rRNA
• tRNA
• snRNA

The type of RNA that moves amino acids to the ribosome to make proteins is

• mRNA
• rRNA
• tRNA
• snRNA

The cell organelle where protein synthesis occurs is the 

• golgi apparatus
• mitochondrion
• chloroplast
• ribosome

A 3-nucleotide unit of genetic code is a

• triplet
• codon
• password
• tridon

RNA has

• uracil, and no thymine
• uracil, and no guanine
• thymine, and no uracil
• thymine, and no cytosine

Ribose sugar is found in 

• RNA
• DNA
• both RNA and DNA

Which is a nucleic acid?

• RNA
• DNA
• both RNA and DNA
• protein

The "building blocks" of proteins are

• sugars
• phosphates
• fatty acids
• amino acids