Translation: Initiation, Elongation, Termination Practice Questions
20 free Translation: Initiation, Elongation, Termination practice questions for the Zoology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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All Translation: Initiation, Elongation, Termination questions
- Q1. Translation is the process by which:
- Q2. The site of translation in a cell is the:
- Q3. The initiation codon for translation is:
- Q4. During translation initiation in prokaryotes, the small ribosomal subunit binds to the:
- Q5. Which RNA molecule brings amino acids to the ribosome?
- Q6. The ribosomal site that holds the growing polypeptide chain is the:
- Q7. During elongation, peptide bonds are formed by the activity of:
- Q8. Which ribosomal site is responsible for entry of aminoacyl-tRNA?
- Q9. The E site of the ribosome functions to:
- Q10. Elongation of the polypeptide chain proceeds in which direction?
- Q11. Translocation during elongation moves the ribosome along mRNA by:
- Q12. Which factor provides energy for translocation during elongation?
- Q13. Termination of translation occurs when the ribosome encounters:
- Q14. Which of the following is a stop codon?
- Q15. Release factors function during translation to:
- Q16. Which molecule is released at the end of translation?
- Q17. In eukaryotes, translation initiation requires recognition of the:
- Q18. Which amino acid is the first incorporated during eukaryotic translation?
- Q19. Polysomes are structures formed when:
- Q20. A key difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic translation is that prokaryotes: