Protein Synthesis Exam Questions and Answers

Protein Synthesis Exam Questions and
Answers
DNA, RNA or Both?

deoxyribose sugar
DNA
DNA, RNA or Both?

Made up of nucleic acids
Both
DNA, RNA or Both?

Single stranded
RNA
DNA, RNA or Both?

contains the base Thymine
DNA
Definition: three bases on a tRNA
anticodon
Definition: three bases on a DNA strand
code
Definition: three bases on a mRNA strand
codon
Definition: 20 different kinds of this molecule make up proteins
amino acids

, type of RNA that "transcribes" the DNA and goes off with the instructions to
ribosomes
mRNA
What are two major function of proteins?
provides structure components of organisms and function of cellular processes
(enzymes)
What organelle makes proteins in a cell?
ribosomes
Transcription takes place in this cell organelle
nucleus
This type of RNA makes up ribosomes
rRNA
This type of RNA is involved in the translation process and brings amino acids to
the ribosome factories for assembly
tRNA
an amino acid + an amino acid + an amino acid..... makes a what?
protein
What is the name of the process whereby DNA is copied onto a mRNA?
transcription
What is the name of the process whereby mRNA is "read: by tRNA and amino
acids start being assembled
translation
The copying of DNA onto mRNA takes place (in or at) the ____________
nucleus