DNA and Protein Synthesis

Organize these options into the What is the relationship between DNA, chromosomes, and any organism?
Drag and drop the descriptive phrase to the correct column, thereby helping us to describe the relationships between these important components of inheritance. categories

Groups:

(a) DNA

,

(b) Gene

,

(c) Protein

,

(d) Chromosome

• Base pairing allows this molecule to act as a template

• Made of Amino Acids

• Codes for a specific protein

• DNA is packaged into these Compact units

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Match the following

Groups:

(a) DNA

,

(b) RNA

,

(c) Both

• A,T,C,G

• Double Stranded

• Building blocks are nucleotides

• A,U,C,G

• In cytoplasm and at ribosome

Match the following

• A single stranded nucleic acid

• RNA

• This holds an organism's hereditary info

• Replication

• DNA to RNA.

• Transcription

• Cell duplicates its DNA

• DNA

Match the following

a

b

c

d

e

f

g

Nitrogen Bases

Eukaryotic Cell

Chromosome

Chromatids

DNA

Gene

Nucleus

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Endoplasmic Reticulum

,

(b) Golgi Apparatus

,

(c) Vesicle

,

(d) Ribosome

• This small package carries the protein to the cell membrane

• This organelle sorts and packages proteins

• The site of protein synthesis

• Protein assembly is completed here and proteins are readied for transport

DNA and RNA

A gene on a strand of DNA has the following nucleotide sequence:

CCC-AAG-TGG

What are the mRNA triplets coded for from this gene?

• GGG UUC ACC

• CCC AAG TGG

• GGG TTC ACC

• UUU CCC AGA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Central dogma includes the following:
The DNA codes for the production of messenger RNA (mRNA) during transcription. In eukaryotic cells, the mRNA is processed and migrates from the​ ​ (a)   to the ​ (b)   . Messenger RNA carries coded information to the ​ (c)   , where this information is translated and used for protein synthesis.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate organelles/locations.​ ​ ​ ​

• nucleus
• cytoplasm
• ribosome
• chromosome
• Nucleus

What is the basic unit (monomer) of DNA?

• Phosphate Group

• Nucleotide

• Amino Acid

• Monosaccharide

Which type of RNA is responsible for bringing amino acids to the ribosome?

• mRNA

• rRNA

• tRNA

• DNA

What would be the complementary RNA sequence for the following DNA sequence?

ATTCGT

• UAAGCA

• TAAGCA

• GCCTAC

• UGCUAC