Textbook Question
How does an enzyme function? Why are enzymes essential for living organisms on Earth?
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11. Translation
Proteins
Multiple Choice
In the context of gene expression, DNA acts like a recipe book for making what?
A
Proteins
B
Ribosomes
C
ATP molecules
D
Phospholipid bilayers
Verified step by step guidance1
Understand the role of DNA in the cell: DNA contains the genetic instructions necessary for the synthesis of molecules essential for life.
Recall that gene expression involves two main processes: transcription (where DNA is used to make RNA) and translation (where RNA is used to make proteins).
Recognize that proteins are the primary products of gene expression, as they perform most cellular functions and act as enzymes, structural components, and signaling molecules.
Note that ribosomes are the cellular machinery that reads RNA to assemble proteins, but they themselves are not the direct product of DNA instructions.
Conclude that DNA acts like a recipe book for making proteins, not ATP molecules or phospholipid bilayers, which are produced through other cellular processes.
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