U4.L3- NOTES Review- Translation

The Central Dogma states that information. flows

• DNA to protein to RNA.

• Protein to DNA to RNA.

• DNA to RNA to protein.

• RNA to DNA to protein.

The process that converts a mRNA message into a protein:

• replication

• transformation

• transcription

• translation

What is another name for a protein?

• polygon

• polypeptide

• polymerase

• polysaccharide

What is the building block (monomer) of proteins?

• amino acids

• nucleotides

• monosaccharides

• fatty acids & glycerol

What links together amino acids to create a protein (polypeptide)?

• ionic bonds

• hydrogen bonds

• metallic bonds

• peptide bonds

Where are proteins made?

• ribosomes

• mitochondria

• nucleolus

• lysosomes

Ribosomes consist of two subunits. What do these subunits bind to?

• The large subunit binds to tRNA and the small subunit binds to mRNA.

• The large subunit binds to mRNA and the small subunit binds to tRNA.

• Both subunits bind to mRNA.

• Both subunits bind to tRNA.

Strands of mRNA are read in groups of _______ bases.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A group of 3 nitrogen bases that are being read together and codes for an amino acid is called a(n)

• codon

• polypeptide

• gene

• amino acid

What do we call the chart that is used to match each codon to its amino acid?

• Genetic Drift

• Genetic Code

• Genetic Chart

• Genetic Test