Protein Synthesis Overview

Multiple Choice

What is the shape of the DNA molecule?

• Single helix

• Double helix

• Triple helix

• Quadruple helix

Hotspot

Which arrow is pointing to the sugar?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly labels the nucleotide?

• A: Phosphate, B: Sugar, C: Base

• A: Sugar, B: Phosphate, C: Base

• A: Base, B: Sugar, C: Phosphate

• A: Phosphate, B: Base, C: Sugar

Match

Match the following DNA base pairs.

• Adenine pairs with

• Thymine pairs with

• Cytosine pairs with

• Guanine pairs with

Thymine

Adenine

Guanine

Cytosine

• Thymine

• Adenine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

Labeling

Label the diagram.

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DNA

Protein

mRNA

Multiple Select

What are the key structures involved in the process of transcription and translation?

• Nucleus

• Ribosome

• tRNA

• Amino acids

• mRNA

Reorder

Put the following steps of transcription in the correct order

• DNA is unzipped by the enzyme Helicase.

• RNA nucleotides are added to the growing strand of mRNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase.

• A stop codon is reached and the RNA polymerase falls off.

• mRNA leaves the nucleus through a nuclear pore.

1

2

3

4

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Fill in the Blanks

What would represent the strand of DNA template from which the mRNA strand

CUC AAG UGC UUC was made?

Labeling

Label the process

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mRNA

DNA

Enzyme

Labeling

Label the process

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tRNA

mRNA

Ribosome

Amino Acid

Protein

Multiple Choice

What is represented by letter B and letter H?

• tRNA

• mRNA

• Amino Acid

• Ribosome

Drag and Drop

To begin translation, the ​

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molecule carrying the ​

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methionine, docks at the ribosome where a mRNA start ​​

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is found.​

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tRNA

amino acid

mRNA

dna

codon

Multiple Choice

Which molecule is responsible for decoding the mRNA in the ribosome?

• DNA

• tRNA

• rRNA

• mRNA

Multiple Choice

Use your codon chart to match the mRNA ACU to the correct amino acid.

• Thr

• Ala

• Val

• Gly

Multiple Choice

What is the significance of the amino acid sequence in a protein?

• A) It determines the protein's name

• B) It determines the protein's size

• C) It determines the protein's three-dimensional structure and function

• D) It has no significance

Multiple Choice

What is occurring in this picture?

• Translation
• Replication
• Translocation
• Transcription

Hotspot

Which of the following are related to TRANSLATION only?

Fill in the Blanks

Using the chart with its abbreviated amino acid names, TRANSLATE the following sequence of mRNA: AUG GCU UAA

Multiple Choice

What is the role of RNA polymerase in the process of transcription?

• To unwind the DNA double helix

• To synthesize mRNA from the DNA template

• To translate mRNA into proteins

• To replicate DNA

Drag and Drop

The diagram shows a cellular process in which a double-stranded molecule of nucleic acid gives rise to a single-stranded molecule of nucleic acid.​ Place the terms that correctly describe the process:

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is ​

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into ​

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DNA

Transcribed

RNA

Translated

Multiple Choice

The process of making proteins on the ribosome based on instructions from messenger RNA is called

• transcription
• transformation
• translation
• molecular biology

Multiple Choice

What are the roles of mRNA, tRNA, and ribosomes in protein synthesis?

• mRNA carries genetic information

• tRNA brings amino acids

• Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis

• All of the above

Fill in the Blanks

Which step of protein synthesis involves mRNA, tRNA and rRNA?

Multiple Choice

What process is occurring in this photo?

• Transcription
• Translation
• mRNA is matching with amino acids
• tRNA is transcribing the DNA

Match

Transcribe and translate the segments of DNA using the codon chart or wheel.

• GCC

• TAT

• CAG

• AGT

Arg

Ile

Val

Ser

• Arg

• Ile

• Val

• Ser

Poll

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