Biotechnology Unit 2 Vocab Quizizz

What does the term "transformed" refer to in molecular biology?

• The process of DNA replication

• The uptake and expression of foreign DNA by a cell

• The binding of RNA polymerase to DNA

• The synthesis of proteins

Operon -​ (a)  

Promoter - ​ ​ (b)  

Intron -​ (c)  

Operator - ​ (d)  

Exon - ​  ​   (e)  

• DNA piece with genes & their controlling elements
• region at beginning of gene (binds RNA polymerase)
• region on a gene not expressed in a protein
• turns on or off expression of a set of genes
• region of a gene that directly codes for a protein
• DNA section that increases expression of a gene
• DNA section that decreases expression of a gene

plasmid -​ ​ (a)  

enhancer- ​ ​ ​ ​ (b)  

transcription factor -​ ​ (c)  

vector - ​​ (d)  

silencer - ​  ​ ​ ​ (e)  

 

• DNA section that increases expression of a gene
• DNA section that decreases expression of a gene
• cause increase or decrease in transcription of RNA
• a tiny, circular piece of DNA
• piece of DNA that carries genes into a cell
• turns on or off expression of a set of genes
• region of a gene that directly codes for a protein

R-plasmids contain genes for _________ resistance

Organize the pictures into the correct bacterial category

Groups:

(a) Coccus

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(b) Bacillus

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(c) Spirillum

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Match the term to its definition

• 1. used to determine 3D shape of a protein

• Gene Therapy

•  not known to cause disease

• Nonpathogenic

• 1. replaces faulty gene with a working one

• X-Ray Crystallography

•  proteins lose their 3D shape

• RNA Polymerase

• starts synthesis of RNA strands

• Denature

​ (a)   make up​ (b)  

• Monomers
• Polymers
• Macromolecules

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