Date ______
Protein Synthesis Practice
Directions: Use the picture below to help you answers the following questions.
Name _________________
1. In DNA, adenine binds with______________ and guanine binds with ______________.
2. In RNA, adenine binds with ______________ and guanine binds with ______________.
3. Transcription takes place in the ______________ ; translation takes place in the ______________.
4. The building blocks of nucleic acids are ______________.
5. When the DNA “cookbook” unzips, a complete protein “recipe” a ______________ is exposed
6. At that time, a complementary copy of that “recipe” is made. Scientifically stated, ______________-RNA is
formed from by using RNA ______________, in a process called ______________.
7. When this “string” off RNA leaves the nucleus through a nuclear pore, it goes into the cytoplasm and binds
to ______________-RNA (the “site of protein synthesis”).
8. The ____-RNA “recipe” is read and a protein is assembled in a process called ______________.
9. The building blocks of proteins are ____________________, so another form of RNA is necessary to deliver
those building blocks to the site of protein synthesis. This molecule is called ______________-RNA
10. The three nitrogen bases of DNA are called ______________.
The three nitrogen bases of mRNA are called ______________.
The three nitrogen bases of tRNA are called ______________.
Date ______
Protein Synthesis Practice
Name _________________