Protein Synthesis Exam Questions and Answers

Protein Synthesis Exam Questions and
Answers
Amino Acids - ✅✅Building blocks of protein


Proteins - ✅✅A biomolecule that is important to the structure, function, and
regulation of the body. It also speeds up chemical reactions by lowering activation
energy.


Nucleic acids - ✅✅biomolecules, such as DNA or RNA, composed of
nucleotides that control cellular functions and heredity.


mRNA - ✅✅messenger RNA; type of RNA that carries instructions from DNA in
the nucleus to the ribosome


tRNA - ✅✅transfer RNA; type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome


rRNA - ✅✅ribosomal RNA; type of RNA that makes up part of the ribosome


Ribosome - ✅✅Cell structure where proteins are synthesized (made). Site of
translation.


Transcription - ✅✅synthesis of messenger RNA molecule from a DNA template


Translation - ✅✅Process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced