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Bioinformatics 2

Total questions: 142

Worksheet time: 5hrs 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Because there is no indication of which node represents an ancestor, there is no direction of an evolutionary path in an unrooted tree.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Molecular clock is an assumption by which molecular sequences evolve at varying rates.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

A gene phylogeny only describes the evolution of a particular gene or encoded protein.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Evolution of a particular sequence _______ correlate with the evolutionary path of the species.

a)

does not

b)

always

c)

does not necessarily

d)

invariably

5.

The species evolution is the ______ of evolution by _____ in a genome.

a)

combined result, multiple genes

b)

result, single genes

c)

result, sole genes

d)

distinct results, single gene

6.

To obtain a species phylogeny, phylogenetic trees from a variety of gene families need to be constructed.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

It is often desirable to define the root of a tree. There are two ways to define the root of a tree. One is to use an outgroup, which ______

a)

is generally determined from similar or related sources of information

b)

is generally determined from independent sources of information

c)

is separated from those sequences at an early evolutionary time

d)

is a sequence that is homologous to the sequences under consideration

8.

Which of the following is incorrect statement about the Kimura model?

a)

In this, the mutation rates for transitions and transversion are assumed to be different

b)

According to this model, occur more frequently than transversions

c)

According to this model, transversions occur more frequently than transitions

d)

It is a model to correct evolutionary distances and is a more sophisticated model

9.

Which of the following is incorrect statement about Choosing Substitution Models?

a)

The evolutionary divergence is beyond the ability of the statistical models to correct

b)

The statistical models used to correct homoplasy are called substitution models or evolutionary models

c)

For constructing DNA phylogenies, there are nucleotide substitution models available

d)

There is one substitution at a particular position, in divergent sequences

10.

The second step in phylogenetic analysis is to construct sequence alignment. This is probably the most critical step in the procedure because it establishes positional correspondence in evolution.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What is the length of a motif, in terms of amino acids residue?

a)

30- 60

b)

10- 20

c)

70- 90

d)

1- 10

12.

On average, what is the length of a typical domain?

a)

About 300 residues

b)

About 500 residues

c)

About 900 residues

d)

About 100 residues

13.

Which of the following is false about the ‘loop’ structure in proteins?

a)

They are more flexible and can adopt multiple conformations

b)

They connect helices and sheets

c)

They are never the components of active sites

d)

They are more tolerant of mutations

14.

Which of the common structural motifs are described wrongly?

a)

β-hairpin – adjacent antiparallel strands

b)

Greek key – 4 adjacent antiparallel strand

c)

β-α-β – 2 parallel strands connected by helix

d)

β-α-β – 2 antiparallel strands connected by helix

15.

Which of the following least describes Long Loop β-hairpins?

a)

Loop looks similar to the Greek Letter Ω

b)

Wide-range of conformations with very specific sequence preferences

c)

Generally they are referred to as the β-meander supersecondary structure

d)

They are Often referred to as a ‘random coil’ conformation

16.

Motifs that can form α/β horseshoes conformation are rich with which protein residue?

a)

Proline

b)

Arginine

c)

Valine

d)

Leucine

17.

Which of the following wrongly describes protein domains?

a)

They are made up of one secondary structure

b)

Defined as independently foldable units

c)

They are stable structures as compared to motifs

d)

They are separated by linker regions

18.

The protein structural motif domain- helix loop helix are contained by all of the following except ________

a)

Scleraxis

b)

Neurogenins

c)

Leucine zipper

d)

Transcription Factor 4

19.

Which of the following is not the function of Short Linear Motifs?

a)

Irreversible cleavage of the peptide at the SLiM

b)

Reversible cleavage of the peptide at the SLiM

c)

Moiety addition at targeted sites on SLiM

d)

Structural modifications of the peptide backbone

20.

In the zinc finger, which residues in this sequence motif form ligands to a zinc ion?

a)

Cysteine and arginine

b)

Cysteine and histidine

c)

Histidine and proline

d)

Histidine and arginine

21.

Who coined the term Bioinformatics and when?

a)

Robert Ledley, 1978

b)

David W Mount, 1977

c)

Paulien Hogeweg, 1979

d)

Dr Margaret Oakley Dayhoff, 1976

22.

GenBank, the Nucleic acid sequence database is maintained by

a)

DNA database of Japan

b)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

c)

National Centre for Biotechnology Information

d)

Brookhaven laboratory

23.

Each record in a database is called

a)

Query

b)

Entry

c)

File

d)

Record

24.

All of the following are protein sequence databases except

a)

SWISSPROT

b)

EMBL

c)

PIR

d)

PDB

25.

Which of the following is not a primary nucleic acid database?

a)

GenBank

b)

DDBJ

c)

EMBL

d)

TrEMBL

26.

Margaret Dayhoff developed the first protein sequence database called

a)

UniPROT

b)

Atlas of sequence and structure protein

c)

SWISS PROT

d)

Protein sequence databank

27.

The structural classification of proteins is based primarily on their

a)

Amino acid sequence

b)

Evolutionary relationships

c)

function

d)

Secondary structure content and arrangement

28.

In the α helix the hydrogen bonds

a)

occur only near the amino and carboxyl termini of the helix

b)

are roughly parallel to the axis of the helix

c)

are roughly perpendicular to the axis of the helix

d)

occur only between some of the amino acids of the helix

29.

Which of the following is a RefSeq accession number corresponding to an mRNA?

a)

NP_52280

b)

AAB134506

c)

NM_15392

d)

J01536

30.

You have a favorite gene, and you want to determine in what tissues it is expressed. Which one of the following resources is likely the most direct route to this information?

a)

Entrez

b)

Pubmed

c)

PCR

d)

UniGene

31.

Which of the following databases is derived from mRNA information?

a)

HTGS

b)

PBD

c)

dbEST

d)

OMIM

32.

Which of the following databases can be used to access text information about human diseases?

a)

PBD

b)

OMIM

c)

EST

33.

What is the difference between RefSeq and GenBank?

a)

RefSeq includes publicly available DNA sequences submitted from individual laboratories and sequencing projects

b)

GenBank provides nonredundant curated data

c)

GenBank sequences are derived from RefSeq.

d)

RefSeq sequences are derived from GenBank and provide nonredundant curated data.

34.

.Orthologs are defined as

a)

Homologous sequences in the same species that arose through gene duplication

b)

Homologous sequences in the same species which have similar and often redundant functions

c)

Homologous sequences in different species that share an ancestral gene

d)

Homologous sequences that share little amino acid identity but share great structural similarity

35.

A single piece of information in a database is called

a)

Dataset

b)

Field

c)

File

d)

Record

36.

Literature databases include

a)

Pubmed and PDB

b)

MEDLINE and PDS

c)

MEDLINE and PUBMED

d)

MEDLINE and PDB

37.

Which of the following is false about the ‘loop’ structure in proteins?

a)

They connect helices and sheets

b)

They are more flexible and can adopt multiple conformations

c)

They are more tolerant of mutations

d)

They are never the components of active sites

38.

Approximately how large is the human genome?

a)

3000Mb

b)

3Mb

c)

300Mb

d)

30,000Mb

39.

You have a reasonably short, typical, double-stranded DNA sequence.Basically, how many proteins can it potentially encode?

a)

6

b)

1

c)

2

d)

3

40.

Approximately what percentage of the human genome consists of repetitive elements of various kinds?

a)

0.5

b)

0.05

c)

0.85

d)

0.25

41.

What percentage of the human genome is devoted to the protein-coding regions?

a)

1-5%

b)

5-10%

c)

10-20%

d)

20-30%

42.

Bioinformatics is also being regarded as part of the

a)

Molecular biology

b)

Computational biology

c)

Computational biotechnology

d)

Computer Knowledge

43.

The best estimate for the number of human genes is

a)

100000

b)

1000000

c)

50000

d)

30000

44.

The Protein Data Bank (PDB)

a)

Contains approximately as many structures as there are protein sequences in SwissProt/TrEMBL

b)

Is operated jointly by the NCBI and EBI

c)

Includes data on proteins, DNA–protein complexes as well as carbohydrates

d)

Functions primarily as the major worldwide repository of macromolecular secondary structures

45.

20 micron = ..........nm

a)

20 x 10-9

b)

20 x 109

c)

2000

d)

20000

46.

A bucky ball is a molecule consisting of ..........carbon atoms

a)

50

b)

60

c)

75

d)

100

47.

A compound that has desirable properties to become a drug is called

a)

lead

b)

find

c)

fit drug

d)

fit compound

48.

An example of Homology & similarity tool?

a)

PROSPECT

b)

EMBOSS

c)

RASMOL

d)

BLAST

49.

Analysing or comparing entire genome of species

a)

Bioinformatics

b)

Genomics

c)

Proteomics

d)

Pharmacogenomics

50.

Application of bioinformatics include

a)

data storage and management

b)

drug designing

c)

understand relationships between

d)

all of the above

51.

Analyzing or comparing entire genome of species is called

a)

Pharmacogenomics

b)

Genomics

c)

Bioinformatics

d)

Proteomics

52.

Which of the following is untrue about SCOP?

a)

It is a database for comparing and classifying protein structures

b)

It is constructed almost entirely based on manual examination of protein structures

c)

The proteins are grouped into hierarchies of classes, folds, superfamilies, and families

d)

The SCOP families consist of proteins having low sequence identity

53.

SCOP is _______ based on manual comparison of structures by human experts with no quantitative criteria to group proteins

a)

Almost entirely

b)

Not

c)

Partially

d)

never

54.

In CATH, Structural domain separation is carried by

a)

a combined effort of a human expert and compute r programs

b)

Manual comparison only

c)

computer programs only

d)

human expertise only

55.

The term “whole-genome shotgun sequencing” refers to

a)

A strategy to sequence an entire genome by breaking up DNA, cloning it into libraries, sequencing small fragments, then reassembling the fragments into a complete map

b)

A strategy to sequence an entire genome by breaking up DNA, cloning it into libraries, hybridizing

small fragments, then reassembling the fragments into a complete map

c)

A strategy to sequence an entire genome by breaking up DNA and sequencing using oligonucleotide primers that span the genomic DNA

d)

ktups, substitution matrix

56.

The initiation of FASTA format has ____ symbol

a)

<

b)

>

c)

/

d)

*

57.

______ the smallest amino acid, has a hydrogen atom as the R group

a)

Threonine

b)

Glycine

c)

Valine

d)

Proline

58.

Step wise method for solving problems in computer science is called

a)

Algorithm

b)

Flowchart

c)

Sequential design

d)

Procedure

59.

PRINTS are software used for

a)

Detection of gene from genome sequence

b)

dentification of functional domain/motifs of protein

c)

Prediction of function of a new gene

d)

Detecton of tRNAs gene

60.

Human genome contains about

a)

3 billion base pairs

b)

2 billion base pairs

c)

5 billion base pairs

d)

4 billion base pairs

61.

Which of the following is a protein structure database

a)

SwissProt

b)

Genbank

c)

PDB

d)

DDBJ

62.

The identification of drugs through genomic study is called

a)

Genomics

b)

Biochemistry

c)

Pharmacogenomics

d)

Bioinformatics

63.

SWISS PROT is related to

a)

Sequence data

b)

portable data

c)

swiss bank

d)

Sequence data bank

64.

One centiMorgan is defined as ____ percentage of the total recombination events

a)

0.01

b)

0.1

c)

One

d)

Ten

65.

In general, if you compare the size of a pattern (also called a motif or fingerprint) and a domain

a)

They are about the same size

b)

The pattern is larger

c)

The comparison always depends on the particular proteins in question

d)

The pattern is smaller

66.

In comparing two homologous but distantly related proteins

a)

They tend to share more percent amino acid identity in common than three-dimensional structure features

b)

They tend to share three-dimensional structure features and percent amino acid identity to a comparable extent

c)

It is not reasonable to generalize about the extent to which they share three-dimensional structure features and percent amino acid identity

d)

They tend to share more three-dimensional structure features in common than percent amino acid identity

67.

The CATH database offers a hierarchical classification of protein structures. The first three levels, class (C), architecture (A), and topology (T), all describe

a)

Protein secondary structure (e.g., secondary structure composition, packing, shape, orientation, and connectivity)

b)

Protein domain structure

c)

Protein superfamilies grouped according to homologous Domains

d)

Protein tertiary structure (e.g., tertiary structure composition, packing, shape, orientation, and connectivity)

68.

What is the source of protein structures in SCOP and CATH?

a)

UniPROT

b)

Ensembl

c)

InterPro

d)

Protein Data Bank

69.

In an α helix, the R groups on the amino acid residues

a)

stack within the interior of the helix

b)

are found on the outside of the helix spiral

c)

alternate between the outside and the inside of the helix

d)

cause only right-handed helices to form

70.

In an α helix, the R groups on the amino acid residues

a)

stack within the interior of the helix

b)

are found on the outside of the helix spiral

c)

alternate between the outside and the inside of the helix

d)

cause only right-handed helices to form

71.

The process of introduction of foreign DNA into an animal cell is called

a)

Transversion

b)

Conversion

c)

Inversion

d)

Transfection

72.

A _______ is defined in SCOP as a collection of superfamilies

a)

Primary structure

b)

Secondary structure

c)

mutated protein

d)

Protein Fold

73.

Which of the following is a sequence alignment tool?

a)

PIR

b)

BLAST

c)

PRINTS

d)

PROSITE

74.

The stages of mRNA processing include all of the following except

a)

Splicing

b)

Export

c)

Methylation

d)

Polyadenylation

75.

Genbank is maintained by

a)

SIB

b)

NIG

c)

NCBI

d)

EBI

76.

which alignment is useful to detect for highly conserved regions?

a)

Multiple

b)

Pairwise

c)

Local

d)

Global

77.

when you are comparing two or more than two sequences of same or different organisms, What is the type of alignment?

a)

Global

b)

Pairwise

c)

Multiple

d)

Local

78.

Your lab partner is using BLAST, and his best E value is 3. This means that

a)

he’s found 3 proteins in the database that have the same sequence as his protein.

b)

the chance that these similarities arose due to chance is one in 10^3.

c)

there would be 3 matches that good in a database of this size by chance alone.

d)

the match in amino acid sequences is perfect, except for the amino acids at 3 positions.

79.

If you enter a set of IUPAC codes into BLAST, you are probably trying to

a)

find out whether a certain protein has any role in human disease.

b)

search for the genes that are located on the same chromosome as a gene whose sequence you have.

c)

find which section of a piece of DNA is transcribed into mRNA.

d)

determine the identity of a protein.

80.

What would be a likely explanation for the existence of pseudogenes?

a)

gene duplication

b)

gene duplication and mutation events

c)

mutation events

d)

unequal crossing over

81.

Two-dimensional gels are used to __________.

a)

separate DNA fragments

b)

separate RNA fragments

c)

separate different proteins

d)

observe a protein in two dimensions

82.

How are so many different antibodies produced from fewer than 300 major genes?

a)

gene duplication

b)

alternative splicing mechanisms

c)

the formation of polyproteins

d)

recombination, deletions, and random assortment of DNA segments

83.

Gene duplication has been found to be one of the major reasons for genome expansion in eukaryotes. In general, what would be the selective advantage of gene duplication?

a)

If one gene copy is nonfunctional, a backup is available.

b)

Larger genomes are more resistant to spontaneous mutations

c)

Duplicated genes will make more of the protein product.

d)

Gene duplication will lead to new species evolution.

84.

As the complexity of an organism increases, all of the following characteristics emerge except.__________

a)

the gene density decreases

b)

the number of introns increases

c)

the gene size increases

d)

an increase in the number of chromosomes

85.

CpG islands and codon bias are tools used in eukaryotic genomics to.__________

a)

identify open reading frames

b)

differentiate between eukaryotic and prokaryotic DNA sequences

c)

find regulatory sequences

d)

look for DNA-binding domains

86.

Shotgun cloning differs from the clone-by-clone method in which of the following ways?

a)

The location of the clone being sequenced is known relative to other clones within the genomic library in shotgun cloning.

b)

Genetic markers are used to identify clones in shotgun cloning.

c)

Computer software assembles the clones in the clone-by-clone method.

d)

No genetic or physical maps of the genome are needed to begin shotgun cloning.

87.

.If you were using a proteomics approach to find the cause of a muscle disorder, which of the following techniques might you be using?

a)

creating a genomic library

b)

sequencing the gene responsible for the disorder

c)

developing physical maps from genomic clones

d)

determining which environmental factors influence the expression of your gene of interest annotating the gene sequence.

88.

Characterizing molecular component is

a)

Genomics

b)

Cheminformatics

c)

Proteomics

d)

Bioinformatics

89.

Analyzing or comparing entire genome of species

a)

Bioinformatics

b)

Genomics

c)

Proteomics

d)

Pharmacogenomics

90.

The identification of drugs through genomic study

a)

Genomics

b)

Cheminformatics

c)

Pharmagenomics

d)

Phrmacogenetics

91.

Human genome contains about

a)

2 billion base pairs

b)

3 billion base pairs

c)

4 billion base pairs

d)

5 billion base pairs

92.

Deposition of cDNA into inert structure is

a)

DNA fingerprinting

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

DNA probes

d)

DNA microarrays

93.

First molecular biology server Expasy in the year?

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1993

d)

1994

94.

.An example of Homology & similarity tool?

a)

PROSPECT

b)

EMBOSS

c)

RASMOL

d)

BLAST

95.

SWISSPROT protein sequence database began in

a)

1985

b)

1986

c)

1987

d)

1988

96.

The first bioinformatics database was created by

a)

Richard Durbin

b)

Dayhoff

c)

Michael j.Dunn

d)

Pearson

97.

Laboratory work using computers and associated web-based analysis generally online’ is referred as

a)

dry lab

b)

web lab

c)

wet lab

d)

insilico

98.

Laboratory work using computers and computer-generated models generally offline’ is referred as

a)

dry lab

b)

web lab

c)

wet lab

d)

insilico

99.

Laboratory work using chemicals, drugs etc using water’ is referred as

a)

dry lab

b)

web lab

c)

wet lab

d)

in silico

100.

The term used to refer something ‘performed on computer or computer simulation”

a)

dry lab

b)

web lab

c)

invitro

d)

in silico

101.

The first published completed gene sequence was of

a)

M 13 phage

b)

T 4 phage

c)

phi X174

d)

lambda phage

102.

.............are the extensions of bucky balls.

a)

Geodesic domes

b)

Hexagons

c)

Carbon nanotubes

d)

AFM and STM

103.

1 meter = ..................nm.

a)

109

b)

10-9

c)

1010

d)

10-10

104.

1 mm = ............nm

a)

106

b)

10-6

c)

107

d)

10-7

105.

1 nanometre = ...........cm.

a)

10-9

b)

10-8

c)

10-7

d)

10-6

106.

20 micron = ..........nm

a)

20 x 10-9

b)

20 x 109

c)

2000

d)

20000

107.

A bucky ball is a molecule consisting of ..........carbon atoms

a)

50

b)

60

c)

75

d)

100

108.

A compound that has desirable properties to become a drug is called

a)

lead

b)

find

c)

fit drug

d)

fit compound

109.

An example of Homology & similarity tool?

a)

PROSPECT

b)

EMBOSS

c)

RASMOL

d)

BLAST

110.

Analysing or comparing entire genome of species

a)

Bioinformatics

b)

Genomics

c)

Proteomics

d)

Pharmacogenomics

111.

Application of bioinformatics include

a)

data storage and management

b)

drug designing

c)

understand relationships between

d)

all of the above

112.

BLAST programme is used in

a)

DNA sequencing

b)

Amino acid sequencing

c)

DNA bar coding

d)

Bioinformatics

113.

BLOSUM matrices are used for

a)

Multiple sequence alignment

b)

Pair wise sequence alignment

c)

Phylogenetic analysis

d)

All of the above

114.

Characterizing molecular component is

a)

Genomics

b)

Cheminformatics

c)

Proteomics

d)

Bioinformatics

115.

Deposition of cDNA into inert structure is

a)

DNA fingerprinting

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

DNA probes

d)

DNA microarrays

116.

First molecular biology server Expasy in the year?

a)

1991

b)

1992

c)

1993

d)

1994

117.

In a bucky ball, each carbon atom is bound to ...........adjacent carbon atoms.

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

118.

invitro in latin means

a)

within the

b)

within the lab

c)

outside the lab

d)

outside the glass

119.

Margaret Dayhoff developed the first protein sequence database called

a)

SWISS PROT

b)

PDB

c)

Atlas of protein sequence and structure

d)

Protein sequence databank

120.

Nanotechnology, in other words, is

a)

Carbon engineering

b)

Atomic engineering

c)

Small technology

d)

Microphysics

121.

Phylogenetic relationship can be shown by

a)

Dendrogram

b)

Gene Bank

c)

Data retrieving tool

d)

Data search tool

122.

PRINTS are software used for

a)

detection of genes from genome sequence

b)

detection of tRNA genes

c)

prediction of function of a new gene

d)

Identification of functional domains/motifs of proteins

123.

Proteomics is the study of

a)

set of proteins

b)

set of proteins in a specific region of the cell

c)

entire set of expressed proteins in a cell

d)

none of these

124.

Step wise method for solving problems in computer science is called

a)

flowchart

b)

sequential design

c)

procedure

d)

algorithm

125.

SWISS PORT is related to

a)

Portable data

b)

Swiss Bank data

c)

Sequence data bank

d)

Sequence data

126.

SWISSPROT protein sequence database began in

a)

1985

b)

1986

c)

1987

d)

1988

127.

The computational methodology that tries to find the best matching between two molecules, a receptor and ligand is called

a)

molecular matching

b)

molecular docking

c)

molecular fitting

d)

molecule affinity checking

128.

The cut-off limit of human eye to see is ..................nm

a)

10

b)

100

c)

1000

d)

10000

129.

The diameter of a bucky ball is about

a)

1 Armstrong

b)

100 Armstrong

c)

1 nm

d)

10 nm

130.

The diameter of a bucky ball is about

a)

1 Armstrong

b)

10 Armstrong

c)

100 Armstrong

d)

1000 Armstrong

131.

The diameter of fly ash particles is .............Âμm

a)

10-May

b)

20-Oct

c)

20-30

d)

100

132.

The diameter of human hair is ....................m

a)

75000

b)

75

c)

7.5 x 10-5

d)

7.5 x 10-9

133.

The diameter of hydrogen atom is ..............nm.

a)

10

b)

1

c)

0.1

d)

0.01

134.

The hardest material found in nature is

a)

steel

b)

topaz

c)

diamond

d)

quartz

135.

The most important property of nanomaterials is

a)

force

b)

friction

c)

pressure

d)

temperature

136.

The size of a quantum dot is .............m.

a)

5

b)

5 x 10-9

c)

5 x 10-10

d)

5 x 10-11

137.

The size of E. coli bacteria is .................nm.

a)

75000

b)

2000

c)

200

d)

5

138.

The tensile strength of a carbon nanotube is ...........times that of steel.

a)

10

b)

25

c)

100

d)

1000

139.

The term used to refer something performed on computer or computer simulation

a)

dry lab

b)

web lab

c)

invitro

d)

in silico

140.

The tool for identification of motifs?

a)

COPIA

b)

Pattern hunter

c)

PROSPECT

d)

BLAST

141.

The width of carbon nanotube is ............nm.

a)

1

b)

1.3

c)

1.55

d)

10

142.

There is a plenty of room at the bottom. This was stated by

a)

Issac Newton

b)

Albert Einstein

c)

Richard Feynman

d)

Eric Drexler