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CN Bio Ch. 14-16

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

Put these in the correct order from first to last in translation:

a)

Elongation, Initiation, Termination

b)

Initiation, Elongation, Termination

c)

Initiation, Termination, Elongation

d)

Elongation, Termination, Initiation

2.

All the DNA in one cell of an organism is

a)

Karyotype

b)

Pedigree

c)

Genome

d)

Mutation

3.

What is responsible for holding the two strands of the DNA double helix together?

a)

Hydrogen bonds

b)

London dispersion forces

c)

Peptide bonds

d)

Covalent bonds

4.

The production of mature mRNA in eukaryotes involves

a)

Cutting introns out and splicing exons together

b)

Adding the 5’ cap

c)

Adding the 3’ poly A tail

d)

All of choices are correct

5.

What is meant that DNA replication follows a “semi-conservative” model?

a)

After DNA replication, each strand contains one side that is a parental strand and the other side is a daughter strand.

b)

After DNA replication, one completed strand contains only parental DNA while the other contains only daughter DNA.

c)

After DNA replication, one completed strand contains a mixture of both parental DNA and daughter DNA dispersed throughout the strand.

6.

Suppose a double-stranded DNA molecule was shown to have 15% adenine bases. What would be the expected percentage of guanine in that molecule?

a)

15%

b)

85%

c)

35%

d)

70%

7.

In DNA, the amount of A is equal to the amount of

a)

C

b)

T

c)

G

d)

U

8.

Which enzyme is not working correctly if new DNA bases are not added to the template strand?

a)

Primase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

Ligase

d)

Exonuclease

9.

_______________ are organic molecules that have the function of starting and regulating chemical reactions.

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Enzymes

d)

Sugars

10.

Which of the following occurs at the ribosomes?

a)

Most of a cell’s DNA molecules are stored there.

b)

Proteins are produced there.

c)

mRNA are produced there.

d)

Carbohydrates are synthesized there.

11.

A gene is essentially a

a)

Sequence of many codons in a DNA molecules

b)

Single codon in a DNA molecule

c)

A chain of amino acids

d)

Chromosome

12.

 This molecule moves amino acids from the cytoplasm to the ribosome to combine with the growing polypeptide chain.

a)

mRNA

b)

rRNA

c)

tRNA

d)

DNA

13.

The DNA strand that provides the sequence of nucleotides for RNA transcription is the

a)

DNA ligase strand

b)

Template strand

c)

mRNA strand

d)

rRNA strand

14.

 How can a person’s muscle cells have the same exact DNA sequence as their nerve cells even though they look different and perform different functions?

a)

The two different cells become mutated during function.

b)

They actually have different DNA in the two types of cells.

c)

The proteins expressed in each cell are different.

d)

The genome of the different cells changes.

15.

__________ is the activation of a gene that results in transcription.

a)

Gene expression

b)

Eukaryotic expression

c)

Prokaryotic expression

d)

Protein expression

16.

Where does translation occur?

a)

Nucleus

b)

Cytoplasm

c)

Ribosomes

d)

Mitochondria

17.

What does translation start with?

a)

RNA molecule

b)

DNA molecule

c)

Protein

d)

Amino acid

18.

In the genetic code, a sequence of ____ nucleotides in ________ constitutes a(n) ________, which specifies a particular amino acid.

a)

two; mRNA; anticodon

b)

three; tRNA; codon

c)

three; mRNA; codon

d)

three; mRNA; anticodon

19.

Which enzyme catalyzes the elongation of a DNA strand in the 5' --> 3' direction?

a)

primase

b)

DNA ligase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

topoisomerase

20.

What determines the nucleotide sequence of the newly synthesized strand during DNA replication?

a)

the particular DNA polymerase catalyzing the reaction

b)

the relative amounts of the four nucleoside triphosphates in the cell

c)

the nucleotide sequence of the template strand

d)

the primase used in the reaction

21.

Which of the following separates the DNA strands during replication?

a)

helicase

b)

DNA polymerase III

c)

ligase

d)

DNA polymerase I

22.

In a nucleosome, the DNA is wrapped around

a)

polymerase molecules.

b)

ribosomes

c)

histones

d)

a thymine dimer

23.

A particular triplet of bases in the template strand of DNA is 5' AGT 3'. The corresponding codon for the mRNA transcribed is

a)

3' UCA 5'

b)

3' UGA 5'

c)

5' TCA 3'

d)

3' ACU 5'

24.

Which of the following nucleotide triplets best represents a codon?

a)

a triplet separated spatially from other triplets

b)

a triplet that has no corresponding amino acid

c)

a triplet at the opposite end of tRNA from the attachment site of the amino acid

d)

. a triplet in the same reading frame as an upstream AUG

25.

What are the coding segments of a stretch of eukaryotic DNA called?

a)

introns

b)

exons

c)

codons

d)

replicons

26.

As a ribosome translocates along an mRNA molecule by one codon, which of the following occurs?

a)

The tRNA that was in the A site moves into the P site.

b)

The tRNA that was in the P site moves into the A site.

c)

The tRNA that was in the A site moves to the E site and is released.

d)

The tRNA that was in the A site departs from the ribosome via a tunnel.

27.

What does a promoter do?

a)

It allows a gene to be transcribed.

b)

It creates a DNA segment.

c)

It is another word for ribosome.

d)

It stops protein production.

28.

A protein that binds to the operator and blocks RNA polymerase.

a)

Regulator

b)

Repressor

c)

Promoter

d)

Primer