Biology - DNA & Protein Synthesis

Label the diagram.

a

b

c

Sugar-phosphate backbone

DNA double helix

Nitrogenous base pairs

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Categorize each as either DNA or RNA.

Groups:

(a) DNA

,

(b) RNA

• 
• Deoxyribose sugar

• A-T, C-G

• Double-stranded

• 
• Ribose sugar

• A-U, C-G

• Single-stranded

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Label the diagram.

b

c

d

a

Trait

Protein

mRNA

DNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Label the diagram with the 2 steps of protein synthesis.

a

b

translation

transcription

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Match the DNA code to its mRNA code.

• UGCCAU

• TAAGTT

• UAUGCU

• ATACGA

• AUUCAA

• ACGGTA

Label the diagram.

d

e

f

c

b

a

polypeptide chain

cytoplasm

tRNA

amino acids

mRNA

ribosome

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Match each mRNA codon to a tRNA anticodon.

• AAU

• AUG

• GCC

• UUA

• GUU

• CGG

• UAC

• CAA

• CGA

• GCU

Fill in the blanks.

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b

c

fatty acids

amino acids

carbohydrates

nucleotides

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Matching.

• Peptide bonds

• The enzyme that buil

• Hydrogen bonds

• 
• DNA polymerase

• 

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Use the mRNA codons and codon chart to put the amino acids in the correct order.

AUG UAU GAU GCC CAC

• His

• Asp

• Ala

• Met

• Tyr

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6