AP BIOLOGY

THE CELL

STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF THE CELL

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which organelle makes proteins using coded instructions that come from the nucleus?
A
Golgi apparatus
B
vacuole
C
mitochondrion
D
ribosome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Ribosomes Proteins are assembled on ribosomes. Ribosomes are small particles of RNA and protein found throughout the cytoplasm in eukaryotes and prokaryotes. Ribosomes produce proteins by following instructions that come from DNA.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nucleus is the largest organelle in a eukaryotic cell and is considered to be the cell’s control center. It contains most of the cell’s DNA, which makes up chromosomes and is encoded with the genetic instructions for making proteins.

Detailed explanation-3: -The mRNA then carries the genetic information from the DNA to the cytoplasm, where translation occurs. During translation, proteins are made using the information stored in the mRNA sequence. The mRNA attaches to a structure called a ribosome that can read the genetic information.

Detailed explanation-4: -The endoplasmic reticulum can either be smooth or rough, and in general its function is to produce proteins for the rest of the cell to function. The rough endoplasmic reticulum has on it ribosomes, which are small, round organelles whose function it is to make those proteins.

Detailed explanation-5: -At the nucleolus, a long ribosomal RNA (rRNA) precursor molecule is transcribed from DNA, processed into three mature RNAs, and packaged together with specific proteins to make the large and small ribosomal subunits.

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