Quiz on Protein Synthesis

What is the basic building block of proteins?

• Codon

• Amino Acid

• Ribosome

• mRNA

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What is the role of an anticodon in protein synthesis?

• It binds amino acids together.

• It transports amino acids to the ribosome.

• It pairs with a codon on mRNA to add the correct amino acid.

• It forms the structure of ribosomes.

A set of three nucleotides on mRNA that specifies a particular amino acid is called:

• Codon

• Anticodon

• Ribosome

• Peptide bond

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Which type of RNA carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome?

• tRNA

• mRNA

• rRNA

• Polypeptide

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What type of bond links amino acids together in a protein?

• Hydrogen bond

• Ionic bond

• Peptide bond

• Covalent bond

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What is a long chain of amino acids that folds into a functional protein called?

• Polypeptide

• Ribosome

• Codon

• rRNA

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What term describes the entire process of building proteins from amino acids?

• Transcription

• Translation

• Protein Synthesis

• Codon-anticodon pairing

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Which cell structure assembles amino acids into polypeptide chains?

• Ribosome

• Nucleus

• mRNA

• tRNA

Which type of RNA combines with proteins to form ribosomes?

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• DNA

What is the process in which DNA is copied into mRNA in the nucleus called?

• Translation

• Transcription

• Protein synthesis

• Codon reading

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