Blog for 12/14

The steps for protein synthesis are:

1. The cell gets a message to make a certain kind of protein.

2. A part of the DNA unwinds, showing the gene responsible for the protein

3. With the help of enzymes, the nucleotides move one strand of the exposed gene and make a m-RNA

molecule

4. Many copies of m-RNA are made according to the amount ordered; they leave the nucleus through

the nuclear pores in to the cytoplasm.

5. An m-RNA connects with a ribosome so that the m-RNA could be decoded; the message is read a

codon at a time.

the steps for photosynthesis

This week, I learned about the respiration system that takes place in a plant cell. An organelle called mitochondria is where the respiration takes place. It takes in C6 H12 O6 and O2 and gives out CO2 and energy. The energy that they give put comes from the sun. There was also something called fermantation. Fermantation is respiration without oxygen, and in that case, the body makes alcohol, and also lactic acid. When the body creates the acid, you get a cramp. I also learned about the steps of photosynthesis. An organelle called chloroplast is where photosynthesis takes place. Chloroplast has the green color that makes the whole plant green. The photosynthesis equation is CO2+H2O+ energy----------C6, H12, O6+O2.