Deck 13: Protein Synthesis

Question 1

Which of the following is not associated with tRNA?

A)transfer of amino acids
B)anticodon loop
C)cloverleaf appearance
D)type of RNA translated into protein

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The anticodon of the tRNA is complementary to the codon on mRNA.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Translation occurs in the of eukaryotes.

A)cytoplasm
B)nucleus
C)lysosomes
D)Golgi complexes

Answer 3

A

Question 4

A triplet of three nucleotides found on the DNA or mRNA that codes for one amino acid is called a/an .

A)anticodon
B)codon
C)trio
D)peptide

Question 5

Which types of RNA are never translated?

A)tRNA and rRNA
B)mRNA only
C)tRNA and mRNA
D)all types of RNA are translated

Question 6

How many different types of amino acids are there in proteins?

A)1
B)3
C)20
D)50

Question 7

Which of the following is not a stop codon?

A)AUG
B)UAA
C)UAG
D)UGA

Question 8

The enzyme that links the appropriate amino acid to the acceptor stem of specific tRNAs is called .

A)aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
B)ribosomes
C)ribozymes
D)ribonuclease P

Question 9

The transmission of information from messenger RNA to protein is called .

A)translocation
B)transformation
C)transcription
D)translation

Question 10

The RNA type that brings amino acids to the protein synthesis machinery is .

A)mRNA
B)rRNA
C)snRNA
D)tRNA

Question 11

Release factors .

A)help terminate transcription
B)help terminate translation
C)help the ribosome to release uncharged tRNA molecules
D)help the ribosome release the amino acids on the charged tRNAs

Question 12

The type of covalent bond that forms between adjacent protein monomers is called a .

A)beta-linkage
B)phosphodiester bond
C)peptide bond
D)glycosidic bond