AP Bio Gene Expression Practice Quiz

A promoter with its TATA box acts as a

• binding site for DNA polymerase

• binding site for RNA polymerase

• start signal for replication

• stop signal for transcription

Which RNA bases would pair with TACGAA in transcription? 

• AUGCUU
• ATGCTT
• GCATCC
• GCAUCC

Instead of Thymine as a nitrogen base, RNA has

• Adenine
• sugar
• uracil
• phosphate

Where does transcription take place?

• nucleus
• ribosome
• cytoplasm
• smooth ER

The process represented in the diagram produces a molecule that is complementary to the template strand of DNA. What type of molecule is produced?

• New DNA
• Polypeptide
• Messenger RNA
• Carbohydrate

Which of these help protect the RNA from being attacked by cellular enzymes and help ribosomes recognize the RNA as mRNA?

• 5' Cap & poly A tail

• tRNA

• rRNA

• RNA polymerase

The removal of introns and joining of exons to produce an mRNA molecule with a continuous coding sequence.

• RNA polymerase 
• Anticodon
• RNA splicing
• tRNA

Which of the following is the correct sequence of molecules produced?

• RNA --> DNA --> Protein

• Protein --> RNA --> DNA

• DNA --> mRNA --> Protein

• DNA --> Protein --> RNA

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Alternative RNA splicing ____.

• is a mechanism for increasing the rate of translation
• can allow the production of proteins of different sizes and functions from a single mRNA
• can allow the production of similar proteins from different RNAs
• increases the rate of transcription

In eukaryotes, proteins that help the RNA polymerase bind to the promoter region during transcription are called ____________.

• transcription factors

• topoisomerase

• regulatory genes

• activators

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