Biology: Ribosomes
Test Quiz
1. What is the Ribosome's job?
a. To make energy
b. To protect the cell
c. To allow certain molecules into the cell
d. To make proteins
e. To hold genetic information
2. Where can ribosomes be found in the cell?
a. In the cytoplasm
b. Attached to the membrane
c. In the nucleus
d. both a and b
e. All of the Above
3. How many subunits is the ribosome made up of?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 6
e. 12
4. The components of the ribosome are distinguished by:
a. Size
b. Shape
c. Color
d. Location
e. Texture
5. Which of the following is the function of the large subunit?
a. To make new bonds
b. To make mRNA
c. To protect the ribosome
d. To make organelles
e. To make information flow
6. Which of the following is the function of the small subunit?
a. To make new bonds
b. To make mRNA
c. To protect the ribosome
d. To make organelles
e. To make information flow
7. What is responsible for telling a ribosome how to make a protein?
a. mRNA
b. tRNA
c. 60S
d. 50S
e. 40S
8. True or False: Ribosomes are responsible for transcription.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
9. How many letters on the RNA represent a new amino acid?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 6
e. 12
10. True or False: RNA has a 'stop' code telling the ribosome that the protein is ready.
a. TRUE
b. FALSE
c.
d.
e.
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