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Honors Bio Ch 11- Transcription/ Translation

Total questions: 52

Worksheet time: 50mins

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Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct order in which gene expression is regulated.

a)

Transcription>Translation>Proteins>Proteins carry out functions

b)

Translation>Transcription>Proteins>Proteins carry out functions

c)

Transcription>Proteins>Translation>Proteins carry out functions

d)

Transcription>Proteins>Proteins carry out functions>Translation

2.

Regulation of gene expression

a)

Gene activation

b)

Gene regulation

3.

What are somatic cells?

a)

not inherited, afflict affected individual only

b)

germ line mutations passed onto offspring causing genetic diseases

c)

piece breaks off and reattaches to a nonhomologous chromosome

d)

results in protein problems

4.

What are gametes?

a)

not inherited, afflict affected individual only

b)

germ line mutations passed onto offspring causing genetic diseases

c)

piece breaks off and reattaches to a nonhomologous chromosome

d)

results in protein problems

5.

Forming mRNA using DNA as a

template

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

initiation

d)

termination

e)

elongation

6.

RNA polymerase attaches to promoter site

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

initiation

d)

termination

e)

elongation

7.

DNA begins to unzip and building RNA

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

initiation

d)

termination

e)

elongation

8.

RNA polymerase reaches terminator region, release RNA polymerase & primary transcript

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

initiation

d)

termination

e)

elongation

9.

Initiation, elongation, and termination are all part of

a)

translation

b)

transcription

10.

Where does transcription begin?

a)

Initiation

b)

Elongation

c)

Termination

d)

Directly following translation

e)

During translation

11.

What are the 3 types of RNA?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

nRNA

e)

dRNA

12.

Which type of RNA carries DNA code from nucleus in the form of 3 bases called a codon?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

nRNA

e)

dRNA

13.

Which type of RNA carries specific amino acids and has a 3 base sequence called anticodon?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

nRNA

e)

dRNA

14.

Which type of RNA makes up ribosomes along with proteins?

a)

mRNA

b)

tRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

nRNA

e)

dRNA

15.

Choose all that are true

a)

mRNA - messenger

b)

tRNA - transfer

c)

rRNA - ribosomal

16.

Choose all the properties/characteristics of RNA

a)

Single stranded

b)

Uses the sugar ribose and base uracil

c)

Made in nucleus

d)

Regulated by RNA polymerase

e)

Carries the code to make proteins in the order of bases

17.

Choose all the properties/characteristics of DNA

a)

Double stranded

b)

Uses the sugar deoxyribose and the base thymine

c)

Single stranded

d)

Regulated by RNA polymerase

e)

Carries the code to make proteins in the order of bases

18.

What are nucleic acids?

a)

long chains of nucleotides

b)

nucleotide bases (A, T, C, G, U) that create codons and amino acid sequences

c)

change amino acid to make a new stop codon, resulting in short protein

d)

extra copies of genes producing extra proteins

19.

using mRNA to put amino acids in order

a)

translation

b)

transcription

c)

initiation

d)

termination

e)

elongation

20.

(Chromosome mutation) What is an inversion?

a)

piece breaks off and reattaches upside down

b)

piece breaks off and is lost

c)

piece breaks off and reattaches to a nonhomologous chromosome

d)

addition of section from nonhomologous chromosome

e)

extra copies of genes producing extra proteins

21.

(Chromosome mutation) What is a deletion?

a)

piece breaks off and reattaches upside down

b)

piece breaks off and is lost

c)

piece breaks off and reattaches to a nonhomologous chromosome

d)

addition of section from nonhomologous chromosome

e)

extra copies of genes producing extra proteins

22.

(Chromosome mutation) What is translocation?

a)

piece breaks off and reattaches upside down

b)

piece breaks off and is lost

c)

piece breaks off and reattaches to a nonhomologous chromosome

d)

addition of section from nonhomologous chromosome

e)

extra copies of genes producing extra proteins

23.

(Chromosome mutation) What is insertion?

a)

piece breaks off and reattaches upside down

b)

piece breaks off and is lost

c)

piece breaks off and reattaches to a nonhomologous chromosome

d)

addition of section from nonhomologous chromosome

e)

extra copies of genes producing extra proteins

24.

(Chromosome mutation) What is amplification?

a)

piece breaks off and reattaches upside down

b)

piece breaks off and is lost

c)

piece breaks off and reattaches to a nonhomologous chromosome

d)

addition of section from nonhomologous chromosome

e)

extra copies of genes producing extra proteins

25.

What is the top mutation an example of?

a)

deletion

b)

duplication

c)

inversion

d)

translocation

26.

What is the second from the top mutation an example of?

a)

deletion

b)

duplication

c)

inversion

d)

translocation

27.

What is the second from the bottom mutation an example of?

a)

deletion

b)

duplication

c)

inversion

d)

translocation

28.

What is the bottom mutation an example of?

a)

deletion

b)

duplication

c)

inversion

d)

translocation

29.

Select all that are true about prokaryotes

a)

Simple

b)

Unicellular

c)

Expression allows them to respond to environment

d)

Many chromosomes

e)

Coiling around histones helps regulate gene expression.

30.

Select all that are true about eukaryotes

a)

Simple

b)

No operons

c)

Need to regulate genes for specialization of 100’s of different cells – each will activate a different set of genes

d)

Many chromosomes, larger genome

e)

Coiling around histones helps regulate gene expression.

31.

Example of point mutations

a)

Silent mutations

b)

Missense mutations

c)

Nonsense mutations

d)

Mutagens

e)

Chemical mutations

32.

no change in amino acid

a)

Silent mutation

b)

Nonsense mutation

c)

Missense mutation

33.

important amino acid change

a)

Silent mutation

b)

Nonsense mutation

c)

Missense mutation

34.

change amino acid to make a new stop codon, resulting in short protein

a)

Silent mutation

b)

Nonsense mutation

c)

Missense mutation

35.

Two types of gene mutations

a)

gene mutations

b)

frameshift

c)

none of the above

d)

all the above

36.

Changes in DNA often caused by mutagens (virus, chemicals, radiation). Results in protein problems

a)

frameshift

b)

point mutations

c)

mutations

d)

DNA repair

37.

What is an enhancer?

a)

makes the nucleotide sequence longer

b)

insertion or deletion of bases

c)

increase or repress the rate of translation

d)

increase or repress the rate of transcription

38.

insertion or deletion of bases, changing all subsequent codons (3 nucleotide) and often the stop codon , so short protein produced

a)

frameshift

b)

point mutations

c)

gene mutations

d)

enhancer

39.

Example of frameshift

a)

PKU enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase defective results in inability to convert amino acids resulting in mental retardation

b)

----

40.

RNA processing

a)

RNA polymerase attaches to promoter site

b)

turn primary transcript to usable RNA in nucleus

c)

No tRNA has this anticodon so a protein called release factor binds to stop codon on A site

d)

Secondary, Tertiary and quaternary folding of proteins makes them usable

41.

Which passes down to offspring?

a)

somatic cells

b)

gametes

42.

Adenine changing from thymine to uracil occurs in

a)

eukaryotes to prokaryotes

b)

DNA to RNA

43.

What is an anticodon and what RNA has anticodons?

a)

tRNA

b)

mRNA

c)

rRNA

d)

complementary to codons

e)

a new sequence of nucleotide bases to create a strand of mRNA

44.

Ribosome connects ____ to make ____

a)

amino acids, proteins

b)

proteins, amino acids

c)

nucleotide bases, codons

d)

codons, nucleotide bases

45.

Prokaryotes...

a)

do not have introns

b)

do not need to be processed

c)

have mRNA bring DNA strand out of the nucleus

d)

have introns

46.

What connects amino acids to make proteins?

a)

ribosomes

b)

polypeptides

c)

covalent bond

d)

hydrogen bond

47.

Prokaryote is

a)

way less complex (no junk DNA)

b)

way more complex (unnecessary junk DNA)

48.

RNA is

a)

easily broken

b)

hard to break

c)

made of many covalent bonds

49.

mRNA is

a)

very strong

b)

very weak

c)

neutral

50.

RNA processing is

a)

only in eukaryotes

b)

only in prokaryotes

c)

occurring in all living animals

d)

only occurs in bacteria

51.

Introns

a)

do not code and stay in nucleus

b)

--

c)

--

d)

--

52.

Viruses are

a)

nonliving

b)

not made up of cells

c)

have cells like any other living organism

d)

living organism

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