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Question #1

Translation initiation in bacteria involves recruitment of the initiator tRNA with the translation factor ________ that binds along with GTP.

A. IF2

B. IF1

C. EF-Tu

D. IF3

E. RF3

Question #2

The peptide bond is formed by the catalytic activity of the:

A. elongation factor EF-Tu.

B. elongation factor EF-Ts.

C. large rRNA.

D. small rRNA.

Question #3

The energy for the peptide bond formed between two amino acids comes from:

A. hydrolysis of GTP during initiation.

B. hydrolysis of ATP during tRNA charging.

C. hydrolysis of GTP during elongation.

D. hydrolysis of ATP during elongation.

Question #4

Movement of the ribosome one codon in the direction 5' to 3' following formation of the peptide bond is called:

A. transportation.

C. scanning.

D. transversion.

E. transformation.

F. translocation.

Question #5

The eukarytotic translation initiation mechanism uses a _____________ mechanism beginning at the 5' cap.

A. scanning

B. degradation

C. complementary base-pairing

D. looping