Steps
What is the first step of protein synthesis?
Transcription
What does mRNA do?
Carries DNA instructions to the ribosome
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Where is mRNA made?
In the nucleus
mRNA is like a ______ copied from a recipe book.
Sticky note
What is the second step of protein synthesis called?
Translation
What does tRNA carry?
Amino acids
What does RNA stand for?
Ribonucleic Acid
Where does mRNA go after it leaves the nucleus?
To the ribosome
Ribosome is like a ______ where proteins are made.
Kitchen
What is the final product of translation?
Protein
What does the ribosome do?
Reads mRNA and builds proteins
What is the “building block” that proteins are made from?
Amino acids
Why do cells use mRNA instead of DNA to deliver instructions?
Because DNA is too valuable to leave the nucleus
tRNA is like a ______ that delivers supplies.
Delivery driver
What happens during transcription?
DNA is copied into mRNA
Why is tRNA important?
It matches the correct amino acid to the mRNA code
What does “synthesis” mean in science?
To build or make something
What causes mRNA to be made?
DNA needs to send a message to make a protein
Amino acids are like ______ used to build something.
LEGO bricks
What happens during translation?
The ribosome reads mRNA and builds a protein using amino acids
Which molecule stays inside the nucleus to stay protected?
DNA
What is the name for the full process of making proteins?
Protein synthesis
How is mRNA involved in both steps of protein synthesis?
It’s made in transcription and read in translation
Protein synthesis is like following a ______ to create something new.
Recipe