Quiz about Protein Synthesis

Question 1

Which of the following is involved in translation?

Accepted Answer

all of these

Answer

amino acids

Answer

ribosomes

Answer

mRNA

Question 2

Where are proteins made?

Accepted Answer

attached to a ribosome

Answer

in the ER

Answer

in the nucleus

Answer

in the mitochondria

Question 3

What amino acid is coded for by the codon ACA?

Accepted Answer

Thr

Answer

Ile

Answer

Asn

Answer

Lys

Question 4

Which of the following acts as a template for creating mRNA?

Accepted Answer

DNA

Answer

protein

Answer

ATO

Answer

carbohydrate

Question 5

What will be the RNA sequence?

Accepted Answer

UAGCGG

Answer

TAGCGG

Answer

CGATAA

Answer

GCAUAA

Question 6

What is the term for a three-base mRNA sequence that codes for an amino acid?

Accepted Answer

codon

Answer

base

Answer

amine

Answer

serine

Question 7

Translation....

Accepted Answer

converts mRNA into a protein

Answer

breaks down DNA

Answer

produces mRNA from DNA

Answer

makes more DNA

Question 8

The codon is located on the

Accepted Answer

mRNA

Answer

DNA

Answer

tRNA

Answer

rRNA

Question 9

In mRNA, each codon specifies a particular

Accepted Answer

amino acid

Answer

nucleotide

Answer

purine

Answer

pyrimidine

Question 10

How many different amino acids are there?

Accepted Answer

20

Answer

16

Answer

10

Answer

24

Question 11

How many amino acids are coded for by this sequence of nucleotides:
ATG GGA ACT CCA

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

2

Answer

6

Answer

12

Question 12

The process of copying genetic info from DNA to RNA is called

Accepted Answer

transcription

Answer

translation

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initiation

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elongation

Question 13

Where is mRNA created?

Accepted Answer

nucleus

Answer

cytoplasm

Answer

mitochondria

Answer

ER

Question 14

What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?

Accepted Answer

A) It carries amino acids to the ribosome

Answer

B) It forms the structure of the ribosome

Answer

C) It transcribes DNA into mRNA

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D) It catalyzes peptide bond formation

Question 15

Which of the following best describes the process of translation in protein synthesis?

Accepted Answer

B) The assembly of amino acids into a polypeptide chain

Answer

A) The conversion of DNA into mRNA

Answer

C) The replication of DNA

Answer

D) The modification of proteins in the Golgi apparatus

Protein Synthesis

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