Protein Synthesis Overview Diagram

Let’s go step by step to label the protein synthesis diagram correctly.

We are given these terms to use:
- transcription
- translation
- DNA
- mRNA
- ribosome
- tRNA
- amino acid
- polypeptide
- nucleus
- codon
- anticodon

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Step 1: Look at the top part of the diagram — inside a curved boundary (which is the nucleus).

There’s a double helix structure → that’s DNA.

An arrow points from DNA to a single strand being made → this process is called transcription. The single strand being made is mRNA.

So, in the nucleus:
- Double helix = DNA
- Process making mRNA from DNA = transcription
- Single strand leaving nucleus = mRNA

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Step 2: Outside the nucleus, the mRNA attaches to a large structure with smaller parts moving along it → that’s the ribosome.

The ribosome reads the mRNA and builds a chain → that’s translation.

On the ribosome, you see little “T-shaped” molecules carrying dots → those are tRNA.

Each tRNA has a set of 3 bases on the bottom → that’s the anticodon.

The mRNA has sets of 3 bases too → those are codons.

The dots on the tRNA are amino acids.

As the ribosome moves, the amino acids link together into a chain → that’s the polypeptide.

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Now let’s assign each term to the right place in the diagram:

Top section (inside nucleus):
- Double helix → DNA
- Arrow showing copying → transcription
- Single strand made → mRNA
- Curved line around top part → nucleus

Bottom section (outside nucleus):
- Long strand with bumps → still mRNA (same one from nucleus)
- Big gray blob holding mRNA → ribosome
- T-shaped molecules → tRNA
- Three-letter groups on mRNA → codon
- Three-letter groups on tRNA → anticodon
- Small circles on tRNA → amino acid
- Chain of circles growing → polypeptide
- Whole process happening outside nucleus → translation

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Final Answer:
Here’s how to label the diagram using the given terms:

In the nucleus (top part):
- The double helix structure → DNA
- The process where DNA is copied → transcription
- The single strand being made → mRNA
- The outer boundary enclosing this area → nucleus

Outside the nucleus (bottom part):
- The long strand with letter-like bumps → mRNA
- The large machine reading the mRNA → ribosome
- The whole process happening here → translation
- The T-shaped carriers → tRNA
- The 3-base sequences on mRNA → codon
- The 3-base sequences on tRNA → anticodon
- The small circles attached to tRNA → amino acid
- The growing chain of circles → polypeptide

You can write each term next to its matching part in the diagram as described above.