Protein synthesis
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- Q1What is the process by which cells create proteins called?Protein synthesisDNA replicationPhotosynthesisCell division30s
- Q2During which phase of protein synthesis is the information from mRNA translated into a protein?TranscriptionReplicationTranslationMutation30s
- Q3What molecule carries the genetic information from the DNA to the ribosome during protein synthesis?DNArRNAtRNAmRNA30s
- Q4What is the function of tRNA in protein synthesis?To create energyTo copy DNATo transfer amino acids to the ribosomeTo repair RNA30s
- Q5What is the first step in the process of protein synthesis?TranscriptionReplicationTranslationInitiation30s
- Q6Which part of the cell is primarily responsible for synthesizing proteins?Golgi apparatusNucleusRibosomeMitochondria30s
- Q7What sequence of three nucleotides on mRNA corresponds to a specific amino acid?CodonGenePromoterAnticodon30s
- Q8What molecule is formed during transcription that carries the code for protein synthesis?rRNAtRNADNAmRNA30s
- Q9What is the role of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) in protein synthesis?To transport mRNATo help form the structure of ribosomesTo carry amino acidsTo copy DNA30s
- Q10What type of bond forms between amino acids during protein synthesis?Hydrogen bondCovalent bondPeptide bondIonic bond30s
- Q11What is a mutation?A process of natural selectionA type of genetic engineeringA change in the DNA sequence of an organismAn increase in population size30s
- Q12What are the potential effects of mutations in an organism?Mutations always cause diseasesThey can lead to beneficial, neutral, or harmful changesMutations can only be harmfulMutations have no effect at all30s
- Q13Which type of mutation involves a change in one nucleotide in the DNA sequence?Frame shift mutationSilent mutationPoint mutationChromosomal mutation30s
- Q14What can cause mutations in DNA?Environmental factors and errors during DNA replicationPhysical exerciseGenetic inheritance onlyDietary habits30s
- Q15What is a silent mutation?A mutation that changes the protein completelyA mutation that does not change the amino acid sequence of a proteinA mutation that is always harmfulA mutation that occurs only in viruses30s