Biology - EC: BIO.B.2.2.1
Biology - EC: BIO.B.2.2.1
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- The process of making mRNA from the DNA and sending it to the ribosome is known as ___________.
- When the ribosome “reads” the pattern on the mRNA molecule this process is known as ___________.
- Protein synthesis is the creation of protein molecules. The opposite process when protein molecules are broken down into amino acids is known as what?
- What are the roles of the different types of RNA in the process of protein synthesis?
- Compare DNA replication and transcription.
- What molecule ultimately determines the shape of a protein? Explain your answer.
- A worker carries instructions from the engineers to the assembly line with directions for building a car. What do the different parts of this story represent in the process of protein synthesis?
Answer Key/Rubric
- Transcription
- Translation
- Digestion
- mRNA carries the message from the DNA to the ribosome; tRNA delivers the amino acids to the ribosome.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- DNA replication and transcription both take place in the nucleus because the DNA is trapped there.
- DNA replication makes an exact copy of the DNA with the use of A, T, G, and C nucleotides.
- In Transcription, a single stranded RNA molecule is made from one half of the DNA using A, U, G, and C nucleotides.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- The DNA, because it has the instructions and sends a messenger to the ribosome to put the amino acids together in the correct sequence. This determines the shape of the protein.
- Acceptable answers include, but are not limited to:
- Engineers: DNA
- Instructions: mRNA
- Assembly Line: ribosome
- Car: protein
