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mrin 2024 tyepshi

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 38mins

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1.

cellular dna is extracted by breaking open the cell wall, destroying the membrane (lysing the cells) and denaturing proteins and rna. which of the following agents destroy the membranes and denatures proteins, respectively?

a)

saline sodium citrate buffer and tris-edta buffer

b)

proteinase k and phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol solution

c)

sodium dodecyl sulfate and proteinase k

d)

phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol solution and proteinase k

e)

saline sodium citrate buffer and proteinase k

2.

which of the following molecule(s) can be detected by ELISA?

a)

proteins

b)

hormones

c)

antibodies

d)

antigen

e)

all of the above

3.

this is a photograph of an agarose gel that has been run with a sample of DNA. which lane shows the results for sample #1 AND #4 together

a)

lane b

b)

lane c

c)

lane e

d)

lane a

e)

lane d

4.

in order to avoid contamination from protein, what reagent should we use in dna isolation procedure?

a)

TE buffer

b)

SSC buffer

c)

proteinase k

d)

nuclease-free water

e)

RNase

5.

which of the following methods cannot be used to detect sugar level in blood?

a)

oxidation-reduction reaction using CuSO4

b)

condensation reaction using o-toluidine

c)

PCR

d)

HbA1c test

e)

glucometer test

6.

which of the following statements about blood is true?

a)

blood consists of two types of cells: red blood cells (rbc), called also erythrocytes and white blood cells (wbc), called lymphocyte

b)

plasma containing blood clotting factors, sugar, lipids, vitamin, hormones, enzymes, antibodies, and other proteins

c)

serum is blood without the clotting factors, mainly fibrinogen

d)

blood cells are suspended in a yellowish substance called bluffy coat; consisting of proteins, glucose, clotting factors, hormones, and carbon dioxide

e)

plasma is closes int composition to cerebrospinal fluid (csf) which is a clear liquid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord

7.

a student wants to dilute dna from 50µm to 20µm. how much dna and water are needed to reach final volume of 500µl?

a)

0.2ml and 0.3ml

b)

0.125ml and 0.375ml

c)

125ml and 375ml

d)

200ml and 300ml

e)

0.15ml and 0.35ml

8.

why was polyacrylamide gel used instead of agarose gel in a conventional sequencing?

a)

agarose is more fragile that polyacrylamide gel

b)

polyacrylamide can separate dna molecule that differ in length by just single nucleotide

c)

agarose is more complicated in preparation than polyacrylamide because it requires addtion of EtBr

d)

polyacrylamida has lower toxicity than agarose

e)

polyacrylamide is cheaper than agarose

9.

if a patient's dna is isolated and found to have polymorphin regions, what does this information indicate?

a)

clonal origin of the na

b)

homogineity in dna structure

c)

high dna purity

d)

lac of repetitive sequences

e)

presence of genetic mutations

10.

mponent that can be used to stop the coagulation of the blood?

a)

TE

b)

TAE

c)

SSC

d)

EDTA

e)

NaOAc

11.

what is one of the major advantages of ELISA in comparison ot other biological quantification techniques?

a)

low specifity

b)

detection of a molecule at a low concentration

c)

inexpensive

d)

low sensitivity

e)

easily available

12.

you are performing a dna test on a human blood sample. you want to isolate the dna from the blood sample that you are evaluating. what technique should you use?

a)

phenol-chloroform extraction

b)

polymerase chain reaction (pcr)

c)

southern blotting

d)

dna sequencing

e)

gel electrophoresis

13.

what is the interpretation of this rapid test result?

a)

suspected to have recent infection

b)

invalid result

c)

suspected to have past infection

d)

the patient has been vaccinated

e)

false positive result

14.

the immediate goal of the human genome project was to...

a)

map and sequence the genome of important research organisms

b)

compare the genomes of a large number of individuals from different parts of the world

c)

map all the human genes and determine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome

d)

develop new technologies for studying dna

e)

find cures for human genetic disorders

15.

the purity of dna to protein can be assessed by calculating the ratio between the absorbance value at

a)

260nm to 230nm

b)

260nm to 280nm

c)

230nm to 280nm

d)

280nm to 230nm

e)

280nm to 260nm

16.

what can a scientist conclude about the bands of DNA closest to the wells within an agarose gel?

a)

these fragments have the weakest charge

b)

these are the smallest fragments

c)

these fragments have the strongest charge

d)

these fragments are neutrally charged

e)

these are the largest fragments

17.

chain termination for dna sequencing

a)

requires two primers

b)

uses piperidine to cleave modified bases

c)

uses double-stranded dna

d)

uses trieoxynucleotides

e)

requires a dna polymerase

18.

if you dilute 10μL DNA with 40μL TE buffer and the absorbance at 260nm of about 0.7. therefore, the concentration of your dna (mg/mL) is...

a)

1.75

b)

1.4

c)

0.175

d)

0.28

e)

0.14

19.

which of the following is the basic requirement of pcr reaction

a)

two oligonucleotide primers

b)

dna segment to be amplified

c)

a heat-stable dna polymerase

d)

b and c

e)

all of the above

20.

what is the correct sequence that corresponds with this DNA sequencing chromatogram?

a)

3'-TCCTTGATTCGA-5'

b)

5'-TCCTTGATTCGA-3'

c)

5'-ACCAAGTTACGT-3'

d)

5'TCCTTGAATCGA-3'

e)

3'-TCCTTGAATCGA-5'

21.

this is a true statement about gel electrophoresis, except?

a)

once run in the gel, dna strands are visible to the naked eye

b)

dna is negatively charged and travels towards the positive charge at the far end of the gel

c)

the shorted dna strands of dna will move faster through the gel

d)

2% agarose gel concentration gives a good resolution for large fragments (2-10kb)

e)

voltage is one of the factors that will affect the rate of migration of dna in agarose gel

22.

we used BLAST to

a)

identify and find error in our sequence

b)

identify and find similarity in our sequence

c)

find error in our sequence

d)

find identity in our sequence

e)

find similarity in our sequence

23.

imagine a scenario where a lateral flow assay for a respiratory pathogen yields conflicting results with pcr testing. what factors might contribute to such discrepancies?

a)

presence of viral mutants

b)

differences in target analytes

c)

antibody cross-reactivity

d)

both b and c

e)

all of the above

24.

of the following is true about spectrophotometry and agarose gel electrophoresis

a)

agarose gel electrophoresis can precisely calculate the purity and concentration of dna samples

b)

molecular weight in gel agarose indicates the concentration of loaded dna sample

c)

agarose gel electrophoresis will show the absorbance value of dna samples

d)

spectrophotometry assesses dna concentration purity quantitatively

e)

spectrophotometry only can evaluate the concentration of dna samples

25.

what is the difference between pcr and dna sequencing?

a)

dna sequencing used to duplicate the entire specific dna sequence while pcr can generate every possible length of dna

b)

dna sequencing does not require polymerase enzyme

c)

dna sequencing requires ddNTPs while pcr does not

d)

dna sequencing does not need amplification process

e)

pcr can amplify with a specific primer, while dna sequencing need different direction primers

26.

the method to measure blood glucose concentration that uses reaction in heat and alkaline condition is

a)

alkaline copper reduction method

b)

chemical reaction

c)

glucose oxidase method

d)

condensation reaction using o-tuluidine

e)

enzymatic methods

27.

y did we add in o-toluidine inside a fume hood?

a)

the sample and o-toluidine must be kept sterile and clean

b)

because it is not dark enough in the room

c)

because the assistant told us to do so

d)

because it is dissolved in a volatile concentrated acid

e)

o-toluidine itself is highly volatile and mutagenic

28.

the following image is the resulting sequencing gel using_method. what is the sequence of the original dna?

a)

maxam and gilbert (5'-AGTCAGGCAT-3')

b)

Sanger (3'-AGTCAGGCAT-5')

c)

maxam and gilbert (5'-AGTCAGGCAT-3')

d)

sanger (5'-AGTCAGGCAT-3')

e)

sanger (5'-TACGGACTGA-3')

29.

as a medical student, explain the ethical considerations surrounding the use of rapid diagnostic tests in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases

a)

patient confidentiality

b)

informed consent

c)

reporting results to public health authorities

d)

all of the above

e)

none of the above

30.

which step stops the color forming reaction in blood glucose test/

a)

wrapping glucose + o-toluidine container with aluminum foil

b)

heating up the glucose o-toluidine

c)

addition of stop solution

d)

addition of acetic acid to glucose + otoluidine

e)

cooling down the glucose + o-toluidine

31.

during dna isolation, what is the purpose of the "phenol saturation" step, and how does it contribute to the extraction process

a)

improves buffer efficiency

b)

enhances dna stability

c)

increases dna yield

d)

facilitates rna degradation

e)

reduces protein contamination

32.

a patient suffers from diabetes which is caused by a mutation in the insulin receptor gene. the following analysis will be required to confirm the result

a)

electrophoresis

b)

elisa

c)

sequencing

d)

rapid test for glucose detection

e)

immunoassay

33.

the big hulk measure absorbing of glucose standard and sample using o-tuluidine method. he found that the glucose standard equation is y=154.6x+18.95; R2=0.994 and the sample absorbance is 1.5. what is the level glucose status of the student? (y=concentration, x=absorbance)

a)

250,85 mg/dl; diabetes

b)

250 mg/dl; healthy

c)

cannot be calculated because the data is not complete

d)

250 mg/L; healthy

e)

250,85 ng/L; diabetes

34.

__ is used in our elisa experiment to measure AFP concentration

a)

D

b)

C

c)

A

d)

B

e)

A, B, and C

35.

where can we find dna in eukaryotes?

a)

membrane cell and mitochondria

b)

cell wall and ribosome

c)

mitochondria and nucleus

d)

cytoskeleton and nucleus

e)

golgi apparatus and mitochondria

36.

what are the conditions that makes the glucose +o-toluidine reaction work?

a)

high temperature and a closed container

b)

high temperature and high pH

c)

high temperature and a closed container protected from light

d)

high temperature and low pH

e)

high temperature

37.

in blood sugar level experiment, how much percent of o-toluidine that we used?

a)

10% in acetid acid glacial

b)

10% in absolute ethanol

c)

10% in dH2O

d)

1% in CH3COOH

e)

1% in dH2O

38.

a researcher is performing pcr to amplify a sample of dna. unfortunately, he forgot to add the dna primers prior to starting the experiment. which of the following results will he most likely observe?

a)

the reaction will work, but the product will contain many undesired mutations

b)

the reaction will work, but his target region will not be amplified

c)

the reaction will work but at a significantly slower rate

d)

the reaction will be completely unsuccessful

e)

the reaction will be fine because it is just the primers that he forgot to add

39.

a patient is suspected to have diabetes after thse following symptoms except

a)

extreme thirst

b)

frequent urination

c)

unexpected weight loss

d)

significant weight gain

e)

feeling hunger and tired

40.

what is the principle of condensation reaction using o-toluidine in measuring blood glucose level?

a)

the reaction between aldehyde group of o-toluidine and amino group of glucose generate red which can be detected by colorimetric method

b)

the reaction between gluconic acid and ferricyanide formed ferrocyanide which generates a current that is directly proportional to the glucose level

c)

the cupric ion and glucose in alkaline and high temperature condition generate red cuprous ion which can be detected by colorimetric method

d)

o-toluidine is reacted with the glucose ina cid and high temperature condition to generate blue color and can be detected by colorimetric method

e)

hot acetic acid glacial generates blue color after incubated with glucose

41.

the breakdown of the molecule glycogen in the liver, kidney or muscle into glucose to be subsequentyly modified into glucose-6-phosphate for use in glycolysis pathway is called...

a)

glucoselysis

b)

glycogenolysis

c)

glycogenesis

d)

metabolism

e)

gluconeogenesis

42.

after the healing step at 94oC, why do we have to set the thermo cycler to reduce the temperature to 55oC?

a)

to allow primers to bind to the dna template strands

b)

to allow the dna template strands to bind to eachother

c)

to allow extension process

d)

to optimize dna polymerase activity

e)

to separate the dna template strands

43.

the major components of blood is

a)

platelet

b)

protein

c)

monocyte

d)

water

e)

buffy coat

44.

what is the main process that happens in a sequencing machine?

a)

colorimetric

b)

elecgrophoresis

c)

spectrophotometry

d)

chromatographic

e)

pcr

45.

this is a photograph of an agarose gel that has been run with a sample of dna. which lane shows the results for sample #3 only?

a)

lane a

b)

lane e

c)

lane b

d)

lane c

e)

lane d

46.

after adding PCI ( phenol, chloroform, isoamyl alcohol) solution and performing the centrifugation, there will be 3 layers formed. what are the components in A, B, and C layer respectively?

a)

DNA, phospholipid bilayer, lipid

b)

phospholipid bilayer, dna, lipid

c)

lipid, rna, phospholipid bilayer

d)

rna, dna, lipid

e)

rna, phospholipid bilayer, dna

47.

in lateral flow assays, the control line serves a crucial role. what is the primary purpose of the control line, and why is it absence or failure significant?

a)

it indicates the presence of the target analyte

b)

enhances the test's sensitivity

c)

it prevents false-positive results

d)

it confirms the functionality of the test kit

e)

it monitors the sample's quality

48.

as shown in the picture, you want to make a solution with 1100 dilution and 1mL of total volume. how much volume (μL) should we add from stock solution and the diluent?

a)

10μL stock +990μL diluent

b)

100μL stock + 900μL diluent

c)

0.1μL stock + 999.9μL diluent

d)

1μL stock + 999μL diluent

e)

0.01μL stock + 999.99μL diluent

49.

which of the following is immobilized on the microtiter well in sandwich elisa?

a)

sample

b)

secondary antibody conjugated to an enzyme

c)

antigen

d)

capture antibody

e)

detection antibody

50.

dideoxynucleotide triphosphate molecule is lacking oxygen in c atom in the position

a)

3 and 5

b)

2 and 5

c)

3 and 4

d)

1 and 5

e)

2 and 3

51.

maxam-gilbert sequencing is a method of dna sequencing developed by allan maxam and walter gilbert in 1976-1977. this method is called a chemical degradation. one of the chemicals used is piperidine. what is the function of this chemical?

a)

to cut phosphodiester bond

b)

to cut glycosidic bond

c)

to cut ribose bond

d)

to cut chemical bond

e)

to cut hydrogen bond

52.

the lid is placed on the electrophoresis chamber and power was turned on with voltage of 100V, and the gel has to run for 1 hour 30 minutes. what would happen if the gel was run for too long?

a)

it can cause smearing or distortion of dna band on agarose

b)

it will be too hot and possibly will melt the agarose gel

c)

the dna would move too far and leave the bottom of the gel

d)

the tracking dye will intercalate within dna band

e)

the dna will migrate to opposite direction from positive pole to negative pole

53.

dna can be dissolved in both water and tris-EDTA buffer because dna contains _ and together with sugar deoxyribose that forms the _ of dna

a)

nitrogenous bases; nucleobase

b)

phosphate group; backbone

c)

phosphate group; nucleobase

d)

nitrogenous bases; backbone

e)

ribose; backbone

54.

the wavelengths in which nucleic acid, organic compounds (eq. phenol), and protein can absorb light respectively, are

a)

280nm, 260nm, 230nm

b)

260nm, 280nm, 230nm

c)

280nm, 230nm, 260nm

d)

230nm, 260nm, 280nm

e)

260nm, 230nm, 280nm

55.

the wavelength that we used in o-toluidine reaction is

a)

450nm

b)

630nm

c)

280nm

d)

720nm

e)

540nm

56.

why did we use different wavelengths for spectrophotometry in elisa and blood glucose test?

a)

because we use enzyme in elisa detection method and use condensation reaction in blood glucose test

b)

protein and glucose have different spectrums

c)

yellow and blue0green color have different spectrum wavelength

d)

the antibody and glucose have different spectrum wavelength

e)

stop solution and o-toluidine have different colors

57.

barbara and celine amplified a certain segment of extracted dna using pcr, and the result was subjected to agarose gel electrophoresis for analysis.

you are shown the image of the gel loaded with the following samples (A) negative control, (B) size ladder, (c) extracted DNA, and (D) pcr product. however, they forgot to take notes while loading the gel with the samples and were not sure which lane for each loaded samples. please label each lane of the gel, respectively

a)

D-C-A-B

b)

B-D-C-A

c)

C-D-B-A

d)

B-C-D-A

e)

A-B-C-D

58.

in lateral flow assay, the choice of conjugate plays a crucial role in the detection process. what is the primary function of the conjugate, and how does it contribute to the accuracy of the test?

a)

acts a s a control for the assay

b)

improves the visual appearance of the test result

c)

accelerates the reactions kinetics of the test

d)

facilitates the binding of antibodies to the test line

e)

enhances the stability of the test strip

59.

where should the primers bind to enable this reaction to occur?

a)

each primer binds to the 5' end of its complementary strand

b)

each primer binds to the 3' end of its complementary strand

c)

primers only bind at sense strand

d)

both primers will bind randomly

e)

primers only bind at anti sense

60.

in order to measure the glucose level in blood, following component of the blood can be used, except

a)

plasma

b)

red blood cells

c)

buffy coat

d)

whole blood

e)

serum

61.

imagine an error occurring during dna replication in a cell, so that where there is supposed to be a T in one of the genes there is instead a G. what effect will this probably have on the cell?

a)

one of its kind of protein might contain an incorrect amino acid

b)

an amino acid will be missing from one of its kinds of protein

c)

an amino acid will be missing from each of its kinds of protein

d)

the amino acid sequence of one of its kinds of proteins will be completely changed

e)

each of its kinds of protein will contain an incorrect amino acid

62.

calculate dsDNA concentration with a dilution of 1:100 and absorbance value A260=0.08, A230=0.04, A280=0.02 for 1cm path length measurement! (ε dsDNA=20L/g cm)

a)

300μg/mL

b)

100μg/mL

c)

400μg/mL

d)

800μg/mL

e)

200μg/mL

63.

why do scientists load dna of known sizes (also called "marker" or "ladder") into the agarose gel?

a)

to practice loading the dna before you get into the important dna

b)

as a "gps" so we can track the migration of dna samples

c)

it makes easier to determine the size of unknowns using comparison techniques

d)

to fill in all the slots on the gel so you can run it

e)

to know how long the gel needs to run

64.

the blood sample from a patient with a suspected viral hemorrhagic fever is subjected to a lateral flow assay. the result shows that both the test and control lines are absent. what could be the possible interpretation?

a)

invalid test

b)

late stage of infection

c)

inconclusive result

d)

antibody deficiency in the patient

e)

early stage of infection

65.

the following image represents the agarose gel electrophoresis result from a pcr reaction. which statement is incorrect about this pcr results?

a)

according to the marker on the left, the pcr product size may be 100 bp in length

b)

negative controls are particular samples included in the pcr that are treated the same as all the others but are not expected to have positive results

c)

we cannot conclude that this pcr has a valid result

d)

the pcr should not be repeated, because the pcr product has the same size and valid result

e)

the positive control sample should show expected results, helping the scientist understand that the experiment was performed properly

66.

in dna isolation, what role do chelating/stabilizing agents play, and how do they impact the quality of the isolated dna?

a)

promote dna denaturation

b)

facilitate rna degradation

c)

inhibit nuclease activity

d)

increase dna yield

e)

enhance dna amplification

67.

a female patient was suspected to have breast cancer and the hospital want to check the mutation in her BRCA1 gene. which component of the blood should be isolated to analyze the diseases

a)

leucocytes

b)

thrombocytes

c)

serum

d)

plasma

e)

erythrocytes

68.

how is the purity of the dna sample wiht a dilution of 1:100 and absorbance value A260=0.08, A230=0.02 for 1cm path length measurement! (ε dsDNA=20L/g cm)

a)

contaminated with protein

b)

contaminated with organic compound

c)

contaminated with RNA

d)

pure without contamination

e)

A, B, and C

69.

the following is the purpose of sequencing analysis, except

a)

to analyze the amount of dna in a sample

b)

to detect the presence of mutation

c)

to analyze the single nucleotide polymorphism

d)

to analyze mutation that caused high protein expression

e)

to assign function to genes and proteins by the study of the similarities between the compared sequences

70.

when developing a lateral flow assay for the diagnosis of a specific infectious disease, what factors should be considered in selecting the antibodies for the test lines?

a)

antibody cost and availability

b)

cross-reactivity with other pathogens

c)

stability of the antibodies during storage

d)

B and C

e)

A and C

71.

which number represents immunoreaciton between antigen-antibody complex with detection atibody in this picture of elisa test

a)

3

b)

2

c)

5

d)

1

e)

4

72.

what is the effect of ethidium bromide?

a)

fluorescent dye that used to coloring the gel

b)

fluorescent dye that intercalates between bases of nucleic acid

c)

fluorescent dye that incorporated into nucleic acid

d)

fluorescent dye that binding with bases of nucleic acid

e)

fluorescent dye that used to visually tract the progress of sample running through the gel

73.

a student wants to determine size of dna, what should he prepare?

a)

TAE buffer, polyacrylamide gel, ethidium bromide

b)

TAE buffer, polyacrylamide gel, ethidium bromide

c)

TBE buffer, agarose gel, ehtidium bromide

d)

TBE buffer, water, agarose gel, ethidium bromide

e)

water, TAE buffer, agarose gel, ethidium bromide

74.

which of the following statements is false?

a)

pcr is a cell based dna cloning that allow much greater dna amplification

b)

pcr is usually used to amplify specific dna sequences of interest using oligonucleotide primers

c)

pcr requires the use of a heat-stable dna polymerase to make copies of the template dna

d)

the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) is a cell-free method of dna amplification

e)

pcr has three important steps, denaturation, annealing, and extension

75.

which of the following statements is true concerning human blood?

a)

some human population normally lack the ability to produce plasma

b)

monocyte are the first response for our immune system

c)

protein are not components human blood

d)

the blood of normal humans containing red blood cell, white blood cell, platelets, plasma, and proteinase

e)

the blood of normal humans containing red blood cell, white blood cell, platelets and plasma