GizmosName:Date:Student-Ezploration: RNA and Erctein SynthesisDirections:Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and promptsin the orange boxes.Vocabulary:amino acid, anticodon, codon, gene, messenger RNA, nitrogenous base, nucleotide, ribosome, RNA,RNA polymerase, transcription, transfer RNA, translationPrior KnowledgeQuestions(Do theseBEFOREusing the Gizmo.)1.Suppose vou want to design andbuilda house. How would vou communicate vour design plans with theconstruction crew that would work on the house?Iwouldshow them mv designs and plans and communicate what I would want to do2.Cells build large, complicated molecules such as proteins. What do vou think cells use as their "design plans" forproteins?DNAGizmoWarm-upJust as a construction crew uses blueprints to build a house, a cell uses DNA asplans for building proteins. In addition to DNA, another nucleic acid, calledRNA,is involved in making proteins. In the JLVri and Prettin Sj'nrnesk Gizmo, vou willuse both DNA and RNA to construct a protein out ofamino acids.1■DNAis composed of thenitrogenous basesadenine(A),cvtosine I.C),guanine (G), and thvmine(T). RNAis composed of adenine, cvtosine,guanine, and uracil i.Ui.Look at the SIMULATION pane. Is the displaved segment a part of a DNA orRNA molecule? How do you know?DNA -ithas thvmine, not uracil■+ itisdouble stranded2RNA polvmeraseis a type of enzyme. Enzymes help chemical processes occur quickly. Drag the vellowRNApolymerase molecule onto the DNA strand. Describe what happens.It splits a portion of the DNA sequence bv breaking the hydrogen bonds between the complementary base pairsReproduction tor educattcnal use only. Pubic sharing or posting prehnitesC 2020 ExptoreLeamlng™ All rights reservedPreview Mode
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