| A | B |
| Protein Synthesis | the making of proteins |
| ribosomes | "protein making factories" |
| in DNA, Thymine matches | Adenine |
| in DNA, Guanine matches | Cytosine |
| Nitrogen base RNA, but not DNA, posesses | Uracil |
| Nitrogen base DNA, but not RNA, posesses | Thymine |
| Two main nucleic acids | DNA and RNA |
| Nucleic acid that has double strands of nucleotides | DNA |
| Nucleic acid that has a single strand of nucleotides | RNA |
| sections of DNA that provide instructions for protein synthesis | genes |
| RNA is created from DNA in_______ | transcription |
| DNA is ________ than RNA | larger |
| the ribosomes are composed of | rRNA |
| posesses the triplet codon | mRNA |
| translates the triplet codon with the anticodon | tRNA |
| amino acids make up | protein |
| the 3-D shape of the protein is called | tertiary structure |
| the protein's order of amino acids is known as its _________ structure | primary |
| speeds up reactions | catalysts |
| energy required to start a reaction | activation energy |