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BIO615 Chapter 3

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Restriction Enzymes are . . . 
a)
proteins
b)
DNA
c)
fats
d)
carbohydrates
2.

Some restriction enzymes produce "sticky ends". Sticky ends are . . .

a)

single-stranded DNA "overhangs" that can bind to complementary DNA

b)

double stranded DNA aligned with each other

c)

single-stranded DNA aligned with host DNA

d)

ends of a double stranded DNA strand

3.

How do we name restriction Enzymes ?

a)

First letter in Cap for Genus, next two letter in small for species, next one letter for strain and roman numeral for order of discovery

b)

First two letter in Cap for Genus, next one letter in small for species, next one letter for strain and English numeral for order of discovery

c)

First two letter in Cap for Genus, next one letter in capital for species, next one letter for strain and roman numeral for order of discovery

d)

First two letter in Cap for Genus, next one letter in small for species, next one letter for strain and roman numeral for order of discovery

4.

Which RE's from above make blunt cuts? (More than one answer)

a)

Alul

b)

HaeIII

c)

BamHI

d)

HindIII

e)

EcoRI

5.

Which RE's from above make sticky cuts? (More than one answer)

a)

Alul

b)

HaeIII

c)

BamHI

d)

HindIII

e)

EcoRI

6.

Restriction Enzymes were primarily used as....

a)

defense by protozoa against antibiotics

b)

tools by viruses to cleave bacterial genome

c)

defense by bacteria against bacteriophages viruses

d)

tools to cleave DNA during replication

7.

What is a palindrome?

a)

A sticky end resulting from a restriction enzyme

b)

A blunt end resulting from a restriction enzyme

c)

A sequence that reads the same forwards and backwards

d)

A sequence that is complementary to the other

8.

Identify the given plasmid.

a)

pUC19

b)

pBR322

c)

pUC119

d)

pUC18

9.

What are selectable marker ?

a)

a radium labelled marker

b)

a type of sequence

c)

resistant gene

d)

a type of protein

10.

LacZ gene is used to?

a)

Differentiate between transformant and non transformant

b)

Differentiate between clones with vector plasmids and without vector plasmids

c)

Differentiate between competent cells and non competent cells

d)

Differntiate between negative and false negative

11.

What is the origin of replication ?

a)

place of origin

b)

sequence of genome where replication starts

c)

where DNA are formed

d)

where RNA are formed

12.

What is transformation?

a)

Procedure though which a piece of protein incorporated into bacterium

b)

Procedure though which a piece of lipid incorporated into bacterium

c)

Procedure though which a piece of DNA incorporated into bacterium

d)

Procedure though which a piece of carbohydrate incorporated into bacterium

13.

In order to insert a human gene into plasmid, both must

a)

code for the same gene product.

b)

be cut by the same restriction enzyme.

c)

originate from the same type of cell.

d)

have identical sequences.

14.

The alternative selectable marker _______________ and chromogenic substrate __________________ that selects recombinants on the basis of their ability to produce colour are

a)

LacZ gene , X-gal

b)

α-galactosidase and X-gal

c)

Amp R gene and X-gal

d)

β-galactosidase and X-gal

15.

The colonies of recombinant bacteria appear white in contrast to blue colonies of non-recombinant bacteria because of

a)

Insertional inactivation of β-galactosidase gene in recombinant bacteria

b)

Inactivation of glycosidase gene in recombinant bacteria

c)

Incompetence of recombinant bacteria containing β-galactosidase

d)

insertional inactivation of α-galactosidase gene in non-recombinant bacteria

16.

Non essential genes/stuffer fragments are removed from bacteriophage because

a)

To increase the phage genomic DNA size

b)

To reduce the phage genomic RNA size

c)

To fit in other phage DNA

d)

To fit in the foreign gene to be cloned

17.

E.coli DH5alpha is made chemically competent by

a)

giving them a freeze shock

b)

giving them a heat shock

c)

giving them electrical current

d)

all of above

18.

What is the importance of cos sites in cosmids?

a)

to make cosmids infectious

b)

to make cosmids competent

c)

allow DNA to be packaged inside lambda phage heads

d)

permit replication as plasmid in bacteria

19.

How do you overcome vector religation problem?

a)

Use ligase enzyme

b)

Use alkaline phosphatase enzyme

c)

Use restriction enzymes

d)

Use polymerase enzyme

20.

Who discovered Restriction Enzymes?

a)

a).Watson and Crick

b)

b).Arber ,Natha, Linn

c)

c).Jacob and Monod

d)

d).Beadle and Tatum

21.

Which was the first Restriction Enzyme discovered ?

a)

a).HindII

b)

b). EcoRI

c)

c).BamHI

d)

d).HindIII

22.

Restriction enzymes belong to class of enzymes:

a)

a).Peptidase

b)

b).Amylases

c)

c).Lipases

d)

d).Nucleases

23.

If the target sequence or restriction site is 5'GCTTCG3', what is the complementary sequence read in the 3'-5' direction?

a)

CGAAGC

b)

GCTTCG

c)

CGUUCG

d)

GCUUCG

24.

To create recombinant DNA you must cut the gene of interest using a restriction enzyme, cut the host DNA with the same enzyme and use ligase to...

a)

reform electrostatic attractions

b)

reform hydrogen bonds

c)

reform the sugar-phosphate bonds

d)

reform OH bonds

25.

Insertional inactivation is defined as

a)

Technique to identify desirable gene

b)

Technique to recognise non-recombinant cells

c)

Technique to recognise recombinant cells

d)

Technique to recognise specific cell types

26.

Name the antibiotics resistant gene present in pBR322.

a)

kanamycin

b)

streptomycin

c)

tetracycline

d)

chloramphenicol

27.

The foreign DNA is inserted at

a)

anywhere in the vector

b)

a unique restriction site called MCS

c)

outside lacZ gene

d)

None of the above

28.

R-M system is a

a)

Restriction-Modification system

b)

Restriction-Modifying system

c)

Retraction-Modifying system

d)

Refraction-Modification system

29.

Cosmid is

a)

the hybrid of a phage and a phagemid

b)

have the ability to replicate as a plasmid

c)

have the ability to replicate as a phage

d)

none of above

30.

Choose the INCORRECT answer

a)

BAC capacity is 300kb

b)

YAC capacity is 1000kb

c)

HAC capacity is 20Mb

d)

Cosmid capacity is 25kb