1. RNA and Protein Synthesis

2. Ribonucleic acid 1. What does the abbreviation RNA stand for?

3. RNA and Protein Synthesis a.The sugar in RNA is ribose, not deoxyribose. b.RNA is usually single-stranded, not double stranded. c.RNA has uracil in place of thymine. 2. List three ways RNA is different from DNA.

4. RNA and Protein Synthesis RNA is a Blueprint from the master plan 3. If DNA is the “master plan,” then what is RNA?

5. RNA and Protein Synthesis a.Messenger RNA (mRNA) b.Transfer RNA (tRNA) c.Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) 4. Name three main types of RNA? Ribosome

6. RNA and Protein Synthesis 5. What type of RNA combines with proteins to form ribosomes? Ribosome Proteins ? rRNA

7. RNA and Protein Synthesis 6. What type of RNA carries an amino acid to a ribosome during protein synthesis? Amino acid ? tRNA

8. RNA and Protein Synthesis a)rRNA b)amino acids c)enzymes d)codons 7. Proteins are made up of

9. RNA and Protein Synthesis 20 8. How many different kinds of amino acids make up proteins in the body?

10. RNA and Protein Synthesis mRNA 9. What type of RNA carries copies of instructions for the assembly of amino acids into proteins from DNA to the rest of the cell?

11. RNA and Protein Synthesis 10. What process is shown below? Transcription mRNA DNA RNA Polymerase

12. mRNA DNA RNA and Protein Synthesis 11. Where in the cell does transcription take place? In the nucleus

13. RNA and Protein Synthesis 12. What is the enzyme that transcribes mRNA from DNA called? mRNA DNA ? RNA Polymerase

14. RNA and Protein Synthesis 13. What molecule is being made by RNA polymerase? mRNA DNA RNA Polymerase DNA ?

15. RNA and Protein Synthesis 3 14. How many codons are shown on the mRNA? 1 23 mRNA

16. RNA and Protein Synthesis 15. Transcribe the following strand of DNA into mRNA. Template DNA mRNA

17. RNA and Protein Synthesis RNA Polymerase 16. What enzyme were you simulating when you transcribed DNA into mRNA? mRNA Template DNA 15. Transcribe the following strand of DNA into mRNA.

18. RNA and Protein Synthesis Translation 17. What process is shown below? Ribosome mRNA tRNA Protein

19. RNA and Protein Synthesis 18. What is the large, gray molecule? mRNA tRNA Protein ? Ribosome

20. RNA and Protein Synthesis a.Ribosomes “read” DNA to make RNA. b.Ribosomes edit RNA to make DNA. c.Ribosomes “read” mRNA to make proteins. d.Ribosomes break apart proteins into amino acids. 19. What is the function of the ribosome?

21. RNA and Protein Synthesis 20. What are the building blocks that make up the protein shown below? mRNA tRNA Protein Ribosome ? Amino acids

22. RNA and Protein Synthesis 21. What is the name of the molecule that carries an amino acid to the ribosome? mRNA Protein Ribosome ? Amino acid tRNA

23. RNA and Protein Synthesis ? 22. What is a group of three bases on tRNA called that are complementary to the three bases of a codon of mRNA? tRNA Amino acid Anticodon

24. RNA and Protein Synthesis 23. What is the name of the long molecule that the ribosome is translating? Protein Ribosome ? Amino acid tRNA mRNA

25. RNA and Protein Synthesis 24. The table below shows the __________ code, which is a collection of codons of mRNA and the amino acids they code for. genetic

26. RNA and Protein Synthesis 25. What are the anticodons that match the three mRNA codons shown below? mRNA codons 1 23 anti codons tRNA tRNA tRNA

27. RNA and Protein Synthesis mRNA codons tRNA tRNA 26. Use the codon chart to determine which amino acid the AUG codon codes for. tRNA M Methionine

28. RNA and Protein Synthesis mRNA codons tRNA tRNA 27. Use the codon chart to determine which amino acid the CCU codon codes for. tRNA M P Methionine Proline

29. RNA and Protein Synthesis mRNA codons tRNA tRNA 28. Use the codon chart to determine which amino acid the AAG codon codes for. P tRNA M Methionine Proline Lysine K

30. RNA and Protein Synthesis 29. The process of making proteins on the ribosome based on instructions from messenger RNA is called a.DNA synthesis b.Transcription c.Translation d.RNA editing

31. RNA and Protein Synthesis 30. Where in the cell does translation take place? In the cytoplasm

32. RNA and Protein Synthesis 31. The process by which the genetic code of DNA is copied into a strand of RNA is called a.translation b.transcription c.transformation d.replication

33. RNA and Protein Synthesis 32. In messenger RNA, each codon calls for a particular a.nucleotide b.enzyme c.promoter d.amino acid

34. RNA and Protein Synthesis 33. What space does DNA go in? B DNA

35. RNA and Protein Synthesis 34. What space does mRNA go in? G DNA mRNA

36. RNA and Protein Synthesis 35. What space does protein go in? E DNA mRNA Protein

37. RNA and Protein Synthesis 36. What space does translation go in? I DNA mRNA Protein Translation

38. RNA and Protein Synthesis 37. What space does protein synthesis go in? A DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis

39. RNA and Protein Synthesis 38. What space does transcription go in? C DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis Transcription

40. RNA and Protein Synthesis 39. What space does tRNA go in? J DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis Transcription tRNA

41. RNA and Protein Synthesis 41. What space does codon go in? K DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis Transcription tRNA codon

42. RNA and Protein Synthesis 41. What space does amino acids go in? H DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis Transcription tRNA codon Amino acids

43. RNA and Protein Synthesis 42. What goes in space F? Anticodon DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis Transcription tRNA codon Amino acids anticodon

44. RNA and Protein Synthesis 43. What goes in space D? RNA Polymerase DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis Transcription tRNA codon Amino acids anticodon RNA Polymerase

45. RNA and Protein Synthesis 44. What goes in space L? Ribosome DNA mRNA Protein Translation Protein Synthesis Transcription tRNA codon Amino acids anticodon RNA Polymerase Ribosome