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IB 7.2 Transcription

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the enzyme involved in the removal of the non-coding sequence and ligating of the coding sequence on mRNA?

a)

RNA ligase

b)

DNA ligase

c)

Spliceosome

d)

RNA polymerase

2.

What transcription factors are involved in regulation of transcription? (choose all options that apply)

a)

Activator protein

b)

Repressor protein

c)

Silencer sequence

d)

Coding sequence

3.

What is placed on the 3' of the mRNA transcript?

a)

Poly-A tail

b)

Methyl cap

4.

What is placed on the 5' end of the mRNA transcript?

a)

Poly-A tail

b)

Methyl cap

5.

(a)   is the process by which a gene is copied into a complementary RNA sequence

6.

List the 3 steps involved in transcription

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7.

What enzyme is involved in transcription?

a)

RNA primase

b)

RNA polymerase

c)

RNAase

d)

RNA polymerase I

8.

Transcription and translation in prokaryotes are not different to that in eukaryotes

a)

True

b)

False

9.

There are sequences on RNA that are not translated to tRNA

a)

True

b)

False

10.

What strand does transcription occur on?

a)

Sense strand

b)

Antisense strand

c)

mRNA strand

d)

Unmentioned strand

11.

A difference between RNA and DNA is....

a)

R replaces D on RNA strand

b)

T replaces U on RNA strand

c)

DNA is a multi-helix

d)

Deoxyribose is found on DNA

12.

Promoter is...(choose all options that apply)

a)

part of the codon

b)

non-coding sequence

c)

a binding site for RNA polymerase

d)

transcribed to tRNA

13.

Elongation in transcription happens in what direction?

a)

3' \rightarrow 5'

b)

5' \rightarrow 3'

14.

Deacetylation occurs in:

I. eukaryotes only

II. prokaryotes only

III. eukaryotes and prokaryotes

a)

II

b)

III

c)

I

d)

IV

15.

The study of changes in phenotypes as a result of variations in gene expression levels

a)

Molecular biology

b)

Mutation

c)

Epigenetics

d)

STING

16.

What is the purpose of transcription factors?

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17.

Can exons be removed from the mRNA template ?

a)

Yes

b)

No

18.

What is alternate splicing?

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19.

The ribonucleoside triphosphates use energy from the breaking of the bonds of two of the phosphate groups to gain energy to form the phosphodiester bond, a process known as

a)

hydrolysis

b)

condensation

20.

Telomeres are the ends of chromosomes that contains highly repetitive DNA sequences. The purpose of these regions are

a)

to protect the DNA molecule from degradation during replication.

b)

to increase the rate of transcription.

c)

to edit out non-coding regions of DNA.

21.

An example of something impacted by environment is

a)

human skin color

b)

human hair color

c)

pigment in the fur of Himalayan rabbits

d)

All of the above

22.

What is the name of the key chemical group that can be added to DNA to inhibit transcription?

a)

Methyl group

b)

Acetyl group

c)

Study group

d)

Phosphate group

23.

Alternative splicing of mRNA

a)

increases the number of different proteins an organism can produce.

b)

decreases the number of different proteins an organism can produce.

24.

What is the name of the key chemical group that can be added to histone proteins to promote transcription?

a)

Methyl groups

b)

Acetyl groups

c)

Phosphate groups

d)

Study groups

25.

Which region of DNA is edited out of mRNA and recycled into nucleotides?

a)

Introns

b)

Exons

26.

________ binds to _______ to decrease the rate of transcription

(a)  

27.

Transcription factors are bound to proximal elements

a)

True

b)

False

28.

What is the name of the enzyme that the methyl cap protects the mature mRNA from?

a)

Endonucleases

b)

Exonuclauses

c)

Methylase

d)

Exonucleases

29.

Transcription and translation happen concurrently in eukaryotes

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Can mutation affect transcription?

a)

Yes

b)

No