RNA and Protein Synthesis

In RNA, which nucleotide base pairs with adenine?

• thymine

• guanine

• uracil

• cytosine

Which cell organelle is the cite of protein synthesis?

• ribosome

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• endoplasmic reticulum

Which between these two best explains why the DNA CANNOT travel outside of the nucleus?

• It is not permitted by the nuclear membrane.

• It is too large to travel outside.

Which of the following travels outside of the nucleus and carries the instructions for protein synthesis?

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• DNA

Which of the following organelles reads or translates the code from mRNA?

• ribosome

• mitochondria

• cytoplasm

• nucleues

Which of the following is the first step in protein synthesis?

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• association

Which of the following is the second step of protein synthesis?

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• association

The process of forming a strand of RNA by using a strand of a DNA molecule as a template.

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• association

The process by which the cell uses information from mRNA to produce proteins.

• translation

• transcription

• replication

• association

Which of the following is NOT a RNA nucleotide base?

• uracil

• thymine

• adenine

• guanine