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DNA and Protein Synthesis
Match the following items to the correct descriptions/illustrations below. Some may have more
than one answer:
a. DNA
b. RNA
c. Protein
d. Replication
e. Transcription
f. Translation
1. _____ double helix
2. _____ process used to make new copies of RNA
3. _____ molecule that is made of a chain of amino acids
4. _____ process used to make protein on the ribosome
5. _____ a process that occurs in the cytoplasm
6. _____ contains the bases, “A, C, G, and U”
7. _____ the two processes that occur in the nucleus
8. _____ made of nucleotides
9. _____ has 3 letter words called codons
10. _____ is made on a ribosome
11. _____ the process in which DNA makes a new copy of itself
12. _____ mRNA attaches to a ribosome and tells tRNA which amino acids to deliver
13. _____ the molecule in the nucleus that is a blueprint for making protein
14. _____ enzymes
15. _____ contains the sugar, deoxyribose
16. _____ is a single strand made from building blocks of sugar-phosphate-base
17. _____ has 3-letter words called triplets
18. _____
19. _____
20. _____
21. _____
22. _____
23. _____
More matching:
a. tRNA
b. mRNA
c. rRNA
_____ attaches to the ribosome in the cytoplasm
_____ brings the amino acid to the ribosome
_____ delivers the message of DNA into the cytoplasm
_____ combines with proteins to make up the ribosome
_____ has a codon that matches with the triplet in DNA
Put the following steps in the correct order:
_____ mRNA attaches to the ribosome
_____ DNA is used to make a strand of mRNA
_____ tRNA brings an amino acid to the ribosome
_____ rRNA joins with proteins to form the ribosome
_____ enzymes link the amino acids together to form a protein
_____ mRNA leaves the nucleus and goes to the cytoplasm
_____ the completed protein detaches from the ribosome and folds into its final shape
Put the following steps in the correct order: