Protein Synthesis Terms

Match the following

• type of RNA that carries amino acids to the ribosome

• mRNA

• type of RNA that makes up part of the ribosome

• rRNA

• type of RNA that carries instructions from the DNA to the ribosome

• tRNA

What is a codon?

• 3-nucleotide sequence on tRNA that attaches to the mRNA sequence

• A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

• 3-nucleotide sequence on mRNA that codes for a specific amino acid

• A segment of RNA made from transcribing DNA using RNA Polymerase

​ (a)   are segments of ​ (b)   that code for a ​ (c)   and therefore determine a ​ (d)   . This is called ​ (e)   .

• Genes
• DNA
• protein
• trait
• gene expression

A group of 3 bases on a tRNA molecule that are complementary to a sequence on the mRNA

• codon

• anticodon

• gene

• protein

A long chain of amino acids that makes proteins

• Polymer

• Polysaccharide

• Polypeptide

• Polyglot

Which is FALSE concerning amino acids?

• Amino Acids are the building blocks of proteins

• There are 20 different Amino Acids

• Amino Acids are linked together by peptide bonds

• Amino Acids are delivered to the ribosome by rRNA molecules

​ (a)   is the process in which RNA is synthesized from DNA, and it occurs in the ​ (b)   .

• Transcription
• nucleus
• Translation
• cytoplasm

​ (a)   is the process by which mRNA is decoded and a protein is produced, and it occurs in a ​ (b)   in the ​ (c)   .

• Translation
• ribosome
• cytoplasm
• Transcription
• nucleus

Transcribe the following sequence: ATTCGGC

• AUUCGGC

• TAAGCCG

• ATTCGGC

• UAAGCCG

Use your codon chart or codon wheel to determine the amino acid chain made by this sequence: AUGUUACCA

• methionine-leucine-proline

• methionine-proline-leucine

• leucine-leucine-serine

• valine-leucine-STOP