Biology - DNA & Protein Synthesis

Label the diagram.

a

b

c

Nitrogenous base pairs

Sugar-phosphate backbone

DNA double helix

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Categorize each as either DNA or RNA.

Groups:

(a) DNA

,

(b) RNA

• 
• Single-stranded

• 
• A-U, C-G

• Double-stranded

• Deoxyribose sugar

• A-T, C-G

• Ribose sugar

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Label the diagram.

b

c

d

a

mRNA

Trait

Protein

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.

• UAUGCU

• ACGGTA

• AUUCAA

• ATACGA

• UGCCAU

• TAAGTT

Label the diagram.

d

e

f

c

b

a

amino acids

ribosome

cytoplasm

polypeptide chain

mRNA

tRNA

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6

Match each mRNA codon to a tRNA anticodon.

• GCC

• CAA

• CGA

• GCU

• UAC

• CGG

• GUU

• UUA

• AAU

• AUG

Fill in the blanks.

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b

c

amino acids

nucleotides

fatty acids

carbohydrates

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

Matching.

• Hydrogen bonds

• 
• Peptide bonds

• 
• DNA polymerase

• The enzyme that buil

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

• Met

• Asp

• His

• Tyr

• Ala

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

NGSS.HS-LS1-6