Protein Synthesis

Which organelle is a protein-making machine?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Nucleotide

Which are the building blocks (monomers) of proteins?

• Amino Acids

• Peptide Bonds

• Ribose

• Nucleotides

These building blocks consist of a sugar, phosphate, and nitrogen base.

• Ribose

• Nucleotide

• Gene

• Protein

During translation, this type of RNA is responsible for delivering amino acids to the ribosome.

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• dRNA

There are a total of ____ different amino acids

• 20

• 1

• 4

• unlimited

How many amino acids are found on one tRNA?

• 20

• 4

• 1

• 3

Which of the following is the complementary mRNA sequence to this DNA strand: AACTGAA

• UUGACUU

• TTGACTT

• AACTGAA

• AACUGAA

In RNA, A pairs with ______.

• C

• U

• T

• G

The process of making an mRNA copy of a DNA gene is called _______

• translation

• transcription

• replication

• transduction

The process of a ribosome reading an mRNA gene to build a chain of amino acids is called _____

• transcription

• transmorphication

• replication

• translation