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Genetics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The pentose sugar moieties are the primary structural difference between DNA and RNA. In addition which of the following is primarily associated with RNA molecule?

a)

RNA consist of thymine instead of uracil

b)

RNA molecules are highly branched structure

c)

RNA molecules have higher structural complexities

d)

RNA molecules are anti-parallel and double-stranded

2.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the DNA code?

a)

Each of the 64 types of codons in DNA and RNA code for a different amino acid

b)

Not all codons specify amino acid components to be included in a protein.

c)

DNA replication has a built-in mechanism that prevents or corrects all errors.

3.

Which of the following statements are TRUE?

a)

The mRNA is translated from 5’ to the 3’ end

b)

The mRNA is translated from 3’ to 5’ end

c)

During transcription, the mRNA is synthesized in the 3' to 5’ direction

d)

During transcription, the DNA is translated into protein.

4.

CAAT box is present in many

a)

Prokaryotic promoters upstream of TATA box

b)

Prokaryotic promoters are downstream of TATA box

c)

Eukaryotic promoters are upstream of TATA box

d)

Eukaryotic promoters are downstream of TATA box

5.

Which of the followings are methods for termination of transcription in prokaryotes?

I. Release factor binding

II. Rho-mediated termination

III. Hairpin loop (stem loop) formation

a)

I only

b)

I, II, and III

c)

II and III

d)

III only

6.

mRNA, tRNA, rRNA are all involved in bringing info out of the nucleus

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The order of the amino acids in a polypeptide chain is determined by the order of nucleotides in the ribosome.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

The enzyme that attached free nucleotides to make the complementary strand of mRNA from a DNA template is helicase.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A gene is a specific sequence of DNA nucleotides that codes for a particular protein

a)

True

b)

False

10.

One codon codes for one amino acid

a)

True

b)

False

11.

A DNA promoter that found in most eukaryotic cells is called an intron

a)

True

b)

False

12.

The type of RNA that brings amino acids to the ribosome in the order that is coded by the mRNA is rRNA.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The properties of a protein are determined by the sequence of amino acids

a)

True

b)

False

14.

In eukaryotic cell, translation occurs in the nucleus.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which amino acid would be transferred to the position of codon CAC?

a)

Leucine

b)

Glycine

c)

Valine

d)

Histidine

16.

Which of the following increases gene expression as much as 200-fold?

a)

TATA box

b)

Insulator

c)

Enhancer

d)

CAAT box

17.

The "on/off" switch for an operon is called the

a)

promoter

b)

repressor

c)

operator

d)

gene

18.

The process by which genotype becomes expressed as phenotype is

a)

gene expression

b)

gene removal

c)

gene removal

d)

gene splicing

19.

Bacterial RNA polymerase binds to the

a)

promoter

b)

repressor

c)

silencer

d)

operator

20.

Which of the following turns off transcription by binding to the operator?

a)

RNA polymerase

b)

repressors

c)

promoters

d)

enzyme

21.

A small molecule that binds to the repressor and makes it inactive is

a)

corepressor

b)

inducer

c)

promoter

d)

operator

22.

When a gene transcribes unless turned off by a repressor, it is considered _____ control

a)

positive

b)

negative

23.

Basic tools of genetic regulation are the ability of some proteins to bind to specific

a)

regulatory DNA sequences

b)

regulatory RNA sequences

c)

enzymes of cells

d)

promoter portions of genes

24.

In eukaryotes and bacteria, the most common form of regulation is

a)

promoter control

b)

translation control

c)

repressor control

d)

transcriptional control

25.

The TATA box is a regulatory element that is part of the promoter of most prokaryotic genes.

a)

True

b)

False