Protein Synthesis

DNA stays in __________.

• the cytoplasm

• the nucleus

• the liver

• the ribosomes

Proteins are made in two steps, ____________ and __________.

• transcription

• replication

• translation

• mitosis

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Transcription is when ___________ reads DNA and creates mRNA.

• DNA polymerase

• helicase

• RNA polymerase

• ribosomes

Translation is when mRNA combines with a ribosome and _______ to create a chain of amino acids.

• protein

• amino acid

• DNA

• tRNA

What comes first, translation or transcription?

• translation

• transcription

Transcribe this DNA strand into matching RNA:

ATT TAA CGC

• UAA AUU GCG

• TAA ATT GCG

• CGG GCC ATA

• TUU UTT GCG

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

True or False: DNA and RNA are both nucleic acids.

• True

• False

_____ leaves the nucleus to carry out its message.

• DNA

• ribosomes

• mRNA

______ has nucleotides.

• DNA

• RNA

• both

_______ connects with ribosomes.

• RNA

• DNA

• both