Cell Structure: Subcellular Components

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

large subunit small subunit mRNA growing peptide

The structure shown carries out which essential process?

  • A

    Translation - synthesis of proteins from mRNA codons

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  • B

    Transcription - synthesis of mRNA from DNA

  • C

    Replication - copying DNA

  • D

    Glycolysis - splitting glucose

Explanation

Ribosomes read mRNA codons and catalyze peptide bond formation, the core function of translation.

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