Protein Synthesis

Question 1

instructions to make proteins, contains gene

Answer 1

DNA

Question 2

continuous string of nucleotides containing the region that codes for an RNA molecule

Answer 2

Gene

Question 3

two regions of the gene

Answer 3

promotor, terminator

Question 4

contain regulatory sequences near the promotor

Answer 4

gene

Question 5

encoded RNA is used to synthesize a protein

Answer 5

gene expression

Question 6

two processes of gene expression

Answer 6

transcription and translation

Question 7

occurs in the nucleus, DNA is used as a template to make mRNA

Answer 7

transcription

Question 8

aids the DNA to make an mRNA

Answer 8

RNA polymerase

Question 9

transcription has three stages

Answer 9

initiation, elongation, termination

Question 10

promoter region functions as a recognition site for RNA polymerase to bind which causes the DNA double helix to unwind and open

Answer 10

initiation

Question 11

RNA polymerase slides along the template DNA strand

Answer 11

elongation

Question 12

links nucleotides to the 3’ end

Answer 12

RNA polymerase

Question 13

mRNA transcript is complete

Answer 13

termination

Question 14

example of terpenes

Answer 14

plastoquinone

Question 15

example of phospholipids

Answer 15

phosphoglycerides

Question 16

examples of glycolipids

Answer 16

glycophingolipids

Question 17

occurs in the cytoplasm mRNA is used to make a polypeptide

Answer 17

translation

Question 18

regions that code for protein

Answer 18

exons

Question 19

noncoding sections (need to be removed for translation)

Answer 19

introns

Question 20

added to remove introns

Answer 20

5’ cap and 3’ tail

Question 21

performed to remove the intron segments and join the adjacent exons

Answer 21

intron spilicing

Question 22

which substance perform intron splicing

Answer 22

spliceosome

Question 23

group of three letter codes of nitrogenous bases

Answer 23

codons

Question 24

start codon

Answer 24

AUG (Methathione)

Question 25

end codon

Answer 25

UAG, UAA, UGA

Question 26

what kind of RNA begins translation

Answer 26

mRNA

Question 27

its anticodon sequence determines the type of amino acids

Answer 27

tRNA

Question 28

three distinct regions in the large ribosomal unit

Answer 28

E, P, A regions

Question 29

the entrance region

Answer 29

A region

Question 30

transfer region

Answer 30

P region

Question 31

exit region

Answer 31

E region

Question 32

binds into the a-site

Answer 32

release factor

Question 33

released from the tRNA in the p site

Answer 33

polypeptide

Question 34

which nitrogenous base is linked by 2 hydrogen bonds

Answer 34

Adenine Thymine

Question 35

which nitrogenous base is linked by 3 hydrogen bonds

Answer 35

Guanine Cytosine