Protein Synthesis

Which of the following is involved in translation?

• amino acids

• ribosomes

• mRNA

• all of these

Where are proteins made?

• in the ER

• in the nucleus

• attached to a ribosome

• in the mitochondria

What amino acid is coded for by the codon ACA?

• Ile

• Thr

• Asn

• Lys

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

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

• DNA

• protein

• ATO

• carbohydrate

What will be the RNA sequence?

• UAGCGG

• TAGCGG

• CGATAA

• GCAUAA

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

• base

• codon

• amine

• serine

Translation....

• converts mRNA into a protein

• breaks down DNA

• produces mRNA from DNA

• makes more DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

The codon is located on the 

• DNA

• mRNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

In mRNA, each codon specifies a particular 

• nucleotide

• amino acid

• purine

• pyrimidine

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

How many different amino acids are there?

• 20

• 16

• 10

• 24