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TA Section 2 (2/14)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of the following are true EXCEPT:

a)

Gene expression involves transcription and translation

b)

Transcription copies DNA to RNA

c)

Translation copies RNA to protein

d)

All RNAs are translated into protein

2.

These processes occur in the nucleus:

a)

Polyadenylation of 3'UTR

b)

5' RNA capping

c)

Protein Translation

d)

RNA splicing

e)

RNA degradation

3.

Ribose and deoxyribose differ at which carbon?

a)

1'

b)

2'

c)

3'

d)

4'

4.

RNA capping, splicing, and polyadenylation factors can only bind to the tail of RNA Polymerase II when the tail is ____ by TFIIH.

a)

phosphorylated

b)

acetylated

c)

methylated

d)

cleaved

5.

The RNA transcript matches the sequence of the

a)

non-coding strand

b)

coding strand

c)

both strands

d)

neither strand

6.

In the ​ pre-mRNA, sequences that encode protein are ​ (a)   and the non-coding sequences are ​ (b)   .

Choose from the below words
exons
introns
7.

The ribosome is made up of protein and ribozymes, which are...

a)

RNAs that carry an anticodon sequence and an amino acid

b)

proteins that specifically bind RNA

c)

RNAs with catalytic functions

8.

The energy for phosphodiester bond formation comes from

a)

peptide bonds

b)

the phosphoanhydride bond of the nucleotide

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

no energy is required

9.

The spliceosome catalyzes the removal of introns from the pre-mRNA. It is made up of snRNPs. snRNPs are...

a)

short RNA sequences

b)

small proteins

c)

nucleases

d)

RNA-protein complexes

10.

RNA polymerase binds at the

a)

Transcription start site

b)

Promoter

c)

Terminator sequence

d)

Activator

11.

During RNA splicing, the 2'OH of the ______ attacks the 5' splice site, forming a lariat structure (containing the intron) that will be released.

a)

branch point guanidine

b)

branch point adenine

c)

branch point cytosine

d)

branch point thymine

12.

What functional group is added to RNA polymerase II to begin transcription in eukaryotes

a)

acetyl

b)

methyl

c)

phosphate

d)

hydroxyl

13.

Each of the 64 possible codons (3 nucleotides each) encode an amino acid to be added to the growing protein chain.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

cDNA libraries...

a)

are complementary DNA libraries

b)

contain introns

c)

are generated using reverse transcriptase

d)

contain all genes

15.

RNAs can only be translated into protein by one ribosome at a time.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

The third cycle of PCR produces how many double-stranded DNA molecules?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

17.

Different cell types

a)

Only contain certain genes

b)

Contain all genes

c)

Express all genes

d)

Have the same proteins

18.

Alternative RNA splicing allows a single gene to code for multiple forms of a protein by changing the ____ that are translated.

a)

order of exons

b)

order of introns

c)

number of exons

d)

number of introns

19.

Which of the following transcription regulators is NOT used to produce pluripotent stem cells?

a)

oct4

b)

Sox2

c)

mer7

d)

klf4

20.

miRNAs are bound to proteins called the ​ (a)   complex, and ​ (b)   RNAs by inducing their ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
RISC
silence
degradation
spliceosome
activate
translation
21.

During translation: the ___ subunit of the ribosome binds the mRNA and matches tRNAs to the codons, and the ___ subunit catalyzes formation of peptide bonds on the growing protein chain.

a)

large, small

b)

small, large

c)

RNA, protein

d)

protein, RNA

22.

Ubiquitin tags proteins for ____ by the proteosome

a)

degradation

b)

methylation

c)

translation

d)

RNA binding