Intro to Protein Synthesis

Which of these DOES NOT describe the structure of DNA?

• DNA is like a twisted ladder

• DNA is a double helix

• DNA is double stranded molecule; each molecule is made up of two complementary strands

• DNA is made up of monomers called nucleotides

• Actually, All of these are true about DNA's structure

In the DNA , Adenine always pairs with...

• Adenine

• Thymine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

What is the monomer of DNA ?

• Nucleotide

• Nitrogenous base

• Phosphate

• Deoxyribose Sugar

Which of these are the three parts that make up a single DNA nucleotide?

• adenine, guanine, and cytosine

• hydrogen, a phosphate group, and adenine

• cytosine, deoxyribose sugar, and thymine

• deoxyribose sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogenous base

What is the name for a section of DNA that has information for building a protein (and codes for a trait)?

• Chromosome

• Sister Chromatid

• Karyotype

• Gene

What is protein made out of? (What are the monomers of protein?)

• Amino acids

• Monosaccharides

• Nucleotides

• Fatty Acids and Glycerol

The word "synthesis" means...

• making/creating

• breaking

• self destruction

• water

Which cell part (which are sometimes just floating around the cell and other times attached to Endoplasmic Reticulum) create protein?

• Golgi Apparatus/Body

• Mitochondria

• Ribosomes

• Vesicles