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Quiz Molecular Biology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The alternative selectable marker _______________ and chromogenic substrate __________________ that selects recombinants on the basis of their ability to produce colour

a)

LacZ gene ; X-gal

b)

IPTG ; β-galactosidase

c)

Amp Resistance gene ; X-gal

d)

β-galactosidase ; IPTG

2.

__________ is also known as "light" chromatin and represents DNA that can actively undergoing __________.

a)

Heterochromatin, translation

b)

Euchromatin, translation

c)

Heterochromatin, transcription

d)

Euchromatin, transcription

3.

This notable figure is the one that discover DNA component in the pus of wounded soldier’s bandages

a)

Thomas Morgan

b)

Friedrich Miescher

c)

Phoebus Levene

d)

Thomas Avery

4.

Name the histone protein that used to link between nucleosomes

a)

H2A, H2B

b)

H3

c)

H4

d)

H1

5.

Identify the statement that is not true regarding restriction enzymes used in recombinant DNA technology.

a)

They are site-specific

b)

They recognize palindromic sequences

c)

They are endonucleases

d)

They are ATP dependent nucleases

6.

Identify the false fact about nucleases

a)

Nucleases catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of the phosphodiester linkages.

b)

Nucleases can be exonuclease and endonucleases.

c)

Exonucleases cleave the sequence by staggered cutting

d)

Exonucleases cleave the chain randomly between any nucleotides.

7.

Non-essential genes/stuffer fragments are removed from bacteriophage because

a)

To reduce the phage genomic RNA size

b)

To increase the phage genomic DNA size

c)

To fit in other phage DNA

d)

To fit in the foreign gene to be cloned

8.

Cosmid is a hybrid between _________ and _____________ because ______________ .

a)

phage, plasmid, they are packaged into a λ phage head but they replicate as plasmid in bacteria

b)

cosmid, plasmid, they behave like phage by infecting bacteria but replicate in phage head

c)

phage, plasmid, they behave like phage by infecting bacteria but replicate in phage head

d)

bacteria, plasmid, they are packaged into a λ phage head but they replicate as plasmid in bacteria

9.

What is the capacity of cosmid vector?

a)

10-12 kb

b)

20 kb

c)

45-50 kb

d)

300kb

10.

Statement below is true, EXCEPT:

a)

Mendel’s shows the genes can exist in several different forms, or alleles.

b)

Morgan provided the first definitive evidence for the chromosome theory using Drosophila melanogaster as experimental subject.

c)

Watson and Crick proposed the x-ray diffraction data to map the DNA models based on chemical and physical data.

d)

McClintock shown a physical demonstration of recombination in maize chromosomes.

11.

Function of the restriction enzymes were primarily as:

a)

Defence mechanism of protozoa against antibiotics

b)

Tool by virus to cleave bacterial genome

c)

Defence mechanism of bacteria against bacteriophages viruses

d)

Detection of recognition site by phage

12.

How do you overcome vector religation problem?

a)

Use ligase enzyme

b)

Use alkaline phosphatase enzyme

c)


Use restriction enzymes

d)


Use polymerase enzyme

13.

Chromosomes are maximally coiled at

a)

Prophase

b)

Metaphase

c)

Anaphase

d)

Telophase

14.

The histone proteins present in a histone octamer are

a)

H2A,H2B,H2C,H3

b)

H2A,H2B,H1,H3

c)

H2A,H2B,H3,H4

d)

H1A, H1B, H2, H3

15.

What is a palindrome?

a)

A sticky end resulting from a restriction enzyme

b)

A blunt end resulting from a restriction enzyme

c)

A sequence that reads the same forwards and backwards

d)

A sequence that is complementary to the other

16.

Identify the selectable marker for recombinant plasmid

a)

LacZ gene

b)

ORI

c)

Multiple cloning sites

d)

Antibiotic resistance gene

17.

In order to insert a human gene into plasmid, both must

a)

code for the same gene product.

b)

be cut by the same restriction enzyme.

c)

originate from the same type of cell.

d)

have identical sequences.

18.

The chromogenic substrate __________________ that able to produce blue colour with the presence of __________.

a)

X-gal, IPTG

b)

X-gal, β-galactosidase

c)

LacZ gene, X-gal

d)

LacZ gene, β-galactosidase

19.

The colonies of recombinant bacteria appear white because of

a)

insertional inactivation of β-galactosidase gene in recombinant bacteria

b)


insertional inactivation of α-galactosidase gene in non-recombinant bacteria

c)

Inactivation of glycosidase gene in recombinant bacteria

d)


Incompetence of recombinant bacteria containing β-galactosidase

20.

The host cell of E.coli DH5alpha is made chemically competent by

a)

giving them a freeze shock

b)

giving them a heat shock

c)

giving them electrical current

d)

giving them chemical treatment