Protein synthesis Practice

What is the basic unit of all living tissue in most human cells?

• Nucleus

• Chromosome

• Cell

• Protein

What structure contains the genome in humans?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• Gene

• DNA

What enzyme attaches to the start of a gene when it is switched on?

• DNA polymerase

• RNA polymerase

• Ribosome

• Transfer RNA

What is the process of making a strand of messenger RNA called?

• Translation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Transformation

What binds to messenger RNA in the cytoplasm?

• Histones

• Ribosomes

• DNA

• Genes

What does the ribosome read to produce a chain made up of amino acids?

• DNA code

• RNA polymerase

• Messenger RNA

• Transfer RNA

What are the three bases read by the messenger RNA called?

• Codons

• Genes

• Histones

• Chromosomes

What does transfer RNA deliver to the ribosome?

• DNA

• Proteins

• Amino acids

• Genes

What is the final product formed after the chain falls into a complex 3D shape?

• DNA

• Protein

• RNA

• Chromosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

What is the sequence of three bases in messenger RNA called?

• Gene

• Codon

• Histone

• Chromosome