Mod 6 Quiz 2: Protein Synthesis

Question 1

Polypeptide

Answer 1

Chain of Amino Acids

Question 2

Protein

Answer 2

1 or more polypeptides that have folded into a specific shape and obtained a specific function

• folding is affected by amino acids interacting with each other and the environment
• levels of structure

Question 3

Promoter

Answer 3

area on DNA where RNA polymerase starts transcription

Question 4

Introns

Answer 4

Segments that don’t code for protein

Question 5

Exons

Answer 5

Segments that do code for protein

Question 6

code

Answer 6

instructions from DNA

Question 7

Codon

Answer 7

3 nucleotides on mRNA

Question 8

Anticodon

Answer 8

3 nucleotides on tRNA