Protein Synthesis College Assessment

Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) is constructed of

• A nitrogen base and a phosphate molecule
• Deoxyribose sugar and a phosphate molecule
• Deoxyribose sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate molecule
• Ribose sugar, a nitrogen base, and a phosphate molecule

The complementary base pairing for RNA is

• Adenine pairs with Cytosine; Guanine pairs with Thymine
• Adenine pairs with Guanine; Thymine pairs with Cytosine
• Adenine pairs with Thymine; Guanine pairs with Cytosine
• Adenine pairs with Uracil; Guanine pairs with Cytosine

New mRNA is made through the process of

• duplication
• translation
• transcription
• crystallography

Each nucleotide triplet in mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid is called a

• mutagen
• anticodon
• exon
• codon

The process of creating a protein from mRNA is called

• transcription
• translation
• translocation
• transportation

In order for protein synthesis to occur, mRNA must travel to the

• ribosomes
• lac operon
• RNA polymerase
• chromatin

RNA differs from DNA in that RNA

• is sometimes single-stranded
• contains a different sugar molecule
• contains the nitrogen base uracil
• all of the above

During transcription

• RNA binds to a strand of DNA
• RNA polymerase attaches to a promoter
• mRNA is produced
• all of the above

During translation

• RNA binds to a strand of DNA
• RNA polymerase attaches to a promoter
• RNA is produced
• proteins are synthesized

Which type of RNA binds to a specific amino acid during translation?

• rRNA
• tRNA
• mRNA
• gRNA