Protein Synthesis

What is the role of DNA in protein synthesis?

• DNA codes for the order of amino acids

• DNA carries amino acids to the ribosome

• DNA forms the polypeptide chain

• DNA synthesizes mRNA

What are the three base codes in DNA called?

• Amino acids

• Codons

• Nucleotides

• Ribosomes

How many essential amino acids do we need to take in through our diet?

• 9

• 20

• 250

• All of them

Where are proteins made in the cell?

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Ribosome

• RNA

What is the process called when the DNA code is copied and carried to the ribosome?

• Translation

• Transcription

• Replication

• Polymerization

What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

• It carries amino acids to the ribosome

• It forms the polypeptide chain

• It synthesizes DNA

• It carries the DNA code to the ribosome

What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?

• It carries amino acids to the ribosome

• It forms the polypeptide chain

• It synthesizes DNA

• It carries the DNA code to the ribosome

How many base codons on mRNA code for one amino acid?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What is the role of tRNA in protein synthesis?

• It carries amino acids to the ribosome

• It forms the polypeptide chain

• It synthesizes DNA

• It carries the DNA code to the ribosome

What is the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?

• It carries amino acids to the ribosome

• It forms the polypeptide chain

• It synthesizes DNA

• It carries the DNA code to the ribosome