Ribosomes

Question 1

What are the large and small sub-unit of ribosomes made up of?

Answer 1

rRNA
Protein

Question 2

What occurs in the ribosomes?

Answer 2

Protein synthesis (translation)

Question 3

How does protein synthesis occur in the ribosomes?

Answer 3

mRNA from the nucleus fits into the groove between the 2 subunits
Provides the code for a sequence of amino acids

Question 4

Where are ribosomes found?

Answer 4

Found free in the cytoplasm
Associated with the rough endoplasmic reticulum