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DNA to Protein Extra Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In Griffith's experiment with mice, which bacteria was deadly?

a)

S (smooth)

b)

R (rough)

2.

In Griffith's experiment with mice, what two types of bacteria were combined together in the last experiment which unexpectedly made the mouse die?

a)

live S and live R

b)

heat-killed R and live S

c)

heat-killed S and live R

d)

heat-killed S and heat-killed R

3.

What was the term Griffith used to describe what happened in his last experiment where the mouse unexpectedly died?

a)

bactriophage

b)

crystollography

c)

transformation

d)

double helix

4.

Avery took Griffith's experiment one step further and used ____.

a)

proteins

b)

enzymes

c)

bacteriophage

d)

radioactive elements

5.

In Avery's experiment, it was only when the ____ was destroyed using enzymes that the mouse lived.

a)

proteins

b)

RNA

c)

DNA

6.

What was the name of the technique that Franklin & Wilkins used to capture DNA's structure?

a)

enzymes

b)

radioactive elements

c)

crystallography

d)

bacteriophage

7.

Which pair of scientists created a model of DNA?

a)

Watson & Crick

b)

Franklin & Wilkins

c)

Griffith & Avery

8.

Which scientist determine that the percentages/ratios of A and T were the same and C and G were the same when analyzing DNA?

a)

Griffith

b)

Avery

c)

Chargaff

d)

Watson

9.

Why is DNA replication a semi-conservative process?

a)

it results in a a completely new strand of DNA and a strand made of only the original strand

b)

it results in two stands of DNA each composed of one new and one original strand

10.

What is the function of the enzyme helicase in DNA replication?

a)

build a new strand of DNA

b)

break hydrogen bonds between paired nitrogen bases

c)

add a primer for replication to begin

d)

seal gaps in lagging strand

11.

What is the function of the enzyme DNA polymerase in DNA replication?

a)

build a new strand of DNA

b)

break hydrogen bonds between paired nitrogen bases

c)

add a primer for replication to begin

d)

seal gaps in lagging strand

12.

What is the function of the enzyme primase in DNA replication?

a)

build a new strand of DNA

b)

break hydrogen bonds between paired nitrogen bases

c)

add a primer for replication to begin

d)

seal gaps in lagging strand

13.

What is the function of the enzyme ligase in DNA replication?

a)

build a new strand of DNA

b)

break hydrogen bonds between paired nitrogen bases

c)

add a primer for replication to begin

d)

seal gaps in lagging strand

14.

Which of the following is true about mutations?

a)

it can be occur during DNA replication

b)

it can affect the DNA sequence

c)

it can affect the amino acid sequence

d)

all these statements are correct

15.

What is the function of mRNA?

a)

it carries the information for a gene

b)

it carries the amino acid

c)

it makes up a ribosome

16.

What is the function of tRNA?

a)

it carries the information for a gene

b)

it carries the amino acid

c)

it makes up a ribosome

17.

What is the function of rRNA?

a)

it carries the information for a gene

b)

it carries the amino acid

c)

it makes up a ribosome

18.

Which of the following is TRUE about transcription?

a)

it occurs in the cytoplasm

b)

it uses mRNA to make an amino acid sequence

c)

a section of DNA is copied into mRNA

d)

it involves rRNA and tRNA

19.

Which of the following is TRUE about translation?

a)

it occurs in the nucleus

b)

it make mRNA using a gene

c)

it involves mRNA, tRNA, and a ribosome

d)

it involves splicing and adding a 5' cap and poly A tail

20.

During the editing process in transcription, which of the following statements are FALSE!

a)

a 5' cap is added

b)

a poly-A tail is added

c)

exons are spliced out

d)

exons are spliced together

21.

If a the sequence of nucleotides in a DNA sequence is TACCAT, what would be the strand of DNA that is replicated?

a)

ATGGTA

b)

AUGGUA

c)

Met - Val

22.

If a the sequence of nucleotides in a DNA sequence is TACGAT, what would be transcribed?

a)

ATGCTA

b)

AUGCUA

c)

Met - Leu

23.

If a the sequence of nucleotides in a DNA sequence is CGCATA, what would be translated?

a)

GCGTAT

b)

GCGUAU

c)

Ala - Tyr

24.

What type of mutation results from a change in the DNA sequence but no change in the amino acid sequence?

a)

silent

b)

nonsense

c)

missense

d)

frameshift

25.

What type of mutation results from a change in the DNA sequence with the amino acid sequence results in a stop codon?

a)

silent

b)

nonsense

c)

missense

26.

What type of mutation results from a change in the DNA sequence leading to a different amino acid being coded for?

a)

silent

b)

nonsense

c)

missense

27.

A frameshift mutation due to an insertion or deletion will NOT lead to which of the following types of mutation?

a)

silent

b)

nonsense

c)

missense