06 Notes Quiz Protein Synthesis item bank

What is the primary function of protein synthesis in cells?

• To produce energy

• To create proteins

• To store genetic information

• To break down nutrients.

Protein synthesis involves two main processes: transcription and _______.

• Replication

• Translation

• Mutation

• Transcription

Why is DNA important?

• It holds the recipe for making proteins.

• It is made of proteins.

• It can leave the nucleus.

• It is not important.

DNA is protected inside the ______; it cannot leave.

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• mitochondria

What molecule is responsible for making copies of the DNA code?

• DNA

• RNA

• Protein

• Lipid

Fill in the blank: Cells make copies of the DNA code using a molecule called ______.

• Protein

• Lipid

• Ribonucleic acid

• Carbohydrate

What is R.N.A. made of?

• Proteins

• Lipids

• Linked nucleotides

• Amino acids

R.N.A. is similar to ______ because it is made of linked nucleotides.

• Proteins

• DNA

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

What is the main structural difference between DNA and RNA?

• DNA is single-stranded, and RNA is double-stranded.

• DNA is double-stranded, and RNA is single-stranded.

• Both DNA and RNA are double-stranded.

• Both DNA and RNA are single-stranded.

Fill in the blank: DNA is _______ than RNA because it is double-stranded.

• smaller

• larger

• the same size

• more flexible