Bio200 POGIL Cell Biology Activity 3 - Translation

Schivell

MODEL 1: (do before class on Tuesday April 16th!)

Model 1 is the video "Translation Movie" on our website under the "Links to Movies Online" link. You may need to watch the animation several times to answer all of the questions below. Notes: There are several components of translation shown in their "true" molecular form (as determined by research using X-ray crystallography). In addition, the animation is showing you translation at its estimated real speed in eukaryotes! Critical Thinking Questions: 1. Identify each of the following by their behavior and write their colors in the blanks. - ribosome: The machine _________ - protein: product _____________ - messenger RNA (mRNA): information ____________ - transfer RNA (tRNA): decoder ____________

2. Watch carefully the very beginning of the process. a. Does the entire ribosome bind to the mRNA initially? _____________ b. Does translation start at the very end of the mRNA or somewhere else? ___________ 3. a. What must be attached to tRNAs as they enter the ribosome? ____________________ b. How are tRNAs different when they leave the ribosome? _______________________ 4. What is the maximum # of tRNAs that can fit into the ribosome at the same time? _________