Question 1

Making a protein from mRNA is known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) translation 
B) transcription 
C) polymerase 
D) replication 
E) promoter ​ 
A) translation 
B) transcription 
C) polymerase 
D) replication 
E) promoter ​ A

Question 2

DNA replication is described as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) hemiconservative 
B) conservative 
C) double stranded 
D) semiconservative 
E) conserved 
A) hemiconservative 
B) conservative 
C) double stranded 
D) semiconservative 
E) conserved D

Question 3

What type of cloning is used to creating a cloned embryo?

Accepted Answer

A) Reproductive 
B) Genetic 
C) Pharmaceutical 
D) Prophylactic 
E) Therapeutic 
A) Reproductive 
B) Genetic 
C) Pharmaceutical 
D) Prophylactic 
E) Therapeutic A

Question 4

Where in the DNA molecule are hydrogen bonds?

Accepted Answer

A) between sugars 
B) between phosphates 
C) between sugar and phosphate 
D) between bases 
E) in the backbone 
A) between sugars 
B) between phosphates 
C) between sugar and phosphate 
D) between bases 
E) in the backbone

Question 5

The molecule that shuttles amino acids during protein synthesis is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) DNA 
B) mRNA 
C) rRNA 
D) tRNA 
E) dRNA 
A) DNA 
B) mRNA 
C) rRNA 
D) tRNA 
E) dRNA

Question 6

Which molecule contains anticodons?

Accepted Answer

A) DNA 
B) mRNA 
C) rRNA 
D) tRNA 
E) dRNA 
A) DNA 
B) mRNA 
C) rRNA 
D) tRNA 
E) dRNA

Question 7

The first bioengineered organisms were ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Viruses 
B) Fungi 
C) Protozoans 
D) plant cells 
E) Bacteria 
A) Viruses 
B) Fungi 
C) Protozoans 
D) plant cells 
E) Bacteria

Question 8

What type of cloning is used to grow replacement human tissues and organs?

Accepted Answer

A) Reproductive 
B) Genetic 
C) Pharmaceutical 
D) Prophylactic 
E) Therapeutic 
A) Reproductive 
B) Genetic 
C) Pharmaceutical 
D) Prophylactic 
E) Therapeutic

Question 9

The scientists credited for the discovery of DNA are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Smith and Jones 
B) Heisnberg and Frizt 
C) Watson and Crick 
D) Singer and Nicholson 
E) Franklin and Ramsey 
A) Smith and Jones 
B) Heisnberg and Frizt 
C) Watson and Crick 
D) Singer and Nicholson 
E) Franklin and Ramsey

Question 10

The start codon is ____. The start codon is ____.

Accepted Answer

A) AAA 
B) TTT 
C) AUG 
D) GUA 
E) UUU ​ 
A) AAA 
B) TTT 
C) AUG 
D) GUA 
E) UUU ​

Question 11

The double helix structure describes the shape of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) RNA 
B) proteins 
C) three dimensional proteins 
D) DNA 
E) ribosomes 
A) RNA 
B) proteins 
C) three dimensional proteins 
D) DNA 
E) ribosomes

Question 12

About how many SNPs exists in the human genome?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million 
B) 3 million 
C) 30 million 
D) 1 billion 
E) 3 billion 
A) 1 million 
B) 3 million 
C) 30 million 
D) 1 billion 
E) 3 billion

Question 13

The small circular molecules of DNA in bacteria are known as ____.

Accepted Answer

A) plasmids 
B) desmids 
C) primers 
D) clones 
E) microparticles 
A) plasmids 
B) desmids 
C) primers 
D) clones 
E) microparticles

Question 14

What percentage of human DNA is devoted to coding exons?

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 15% 
C) 25% 
D) 50% 
E) 100% 
A) 1% 
B) 15% 
C) 25% 
D) 50% 
E) 100%

Question 15

Genetically-engineered organisms that carry foreign DNA are ____.

Accepted Answer

A) Mutated 
B) Transgenic 
C) Transformed 
D) Virulent 
E) Diseased 
A) Mutated 
B) Transgenic 
C) Transformed 
D) Virulent 
E) Diseased

Question 16

Which portion of DNA serves as the starting point for a gene?

Accepted Answer

A) promoter 
B) nucleotide cap 
C) codon 
D) transcript 
E) polymerase 
A) promoter 
B) nucleotide cap 
C) codon 
D) transcript 
E) polymerase

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of RNA?

Accepted Answer

A) single stranded 
B) ribose sugar 
C) found only in the nucleus 
D) uracil base 
E) does not contain thymine 
A) single stranded 
B) ribose sugar 
C) found only in the nucleus 
D) uracil base 
E) does not contain thymine

Question 18

During translation which molecule is formed?

Accepted Answer

A) DNA 
B) mRNA 
C) tRNA 
D) proteins 
E) ribosomes 
A) DNA 
B) mRNA 
C) tRNA 
D) proteins 
E) ribosomes

Question 19

Which of the following methods of DNA amplification does NOT require cloning?

Accepted Answer

A) reverse transcription 
B) polymerase chain reaction 
C) cloned DNA 
D) reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction 
E) polymerase chain reaction and cloned DNA 
A) reverse transcription 
B) polymerase chain reaction 
C) cloned DNA 
D) reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction 
E) polymerase chain reaction and cloned DNA

Question 20

What type of genetically-engineered organism produces drugs that treat cystic fibrosis and prevent blood clots?

Accepted Answer

A) Bacteria 
B) Dogs 
C) Mice 
D) Goats 
E) Viruses 
A) Bacteria 
B) Dogs 
C) Mice 
D) Goats 
E) Viruses

Exam 21: DNA Genes and Biotechnology

Making a protein from mRNA is known as ____.

DNA replication is described as ____.

What type of cloning is used to creating a cloned embryo?

Where in the DNA molecule are hydrogen bonds?

The molecule that shuttles amino acids during protein synthesis is ____.

Which molecule contains anticodons?

The first bioengineered organisms were ____.

What type of cloning is used to grow replacement human tissues and organs?

The scientists credited for the discovery of DNA are ____.

The start codon is ____. The start codon is ____.

The double helix structure describes the shape of ____.

About how many SNPs exists in the human genome?

The small circular molecules of DNA in bacteria are known as ____.

What percentage of human DNA is devoted to coding exons?

Genetically-engineered organisms that carry foreign DNA are ____.

Which portion of DNA serves as the starting point for a gene?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of RNA?

During translation which molecule is formed?

Which of the following methods of DNA amplification does NOT require cloning?

What type of genetically-engineered organism produces drugs that treat cystic fibrosis and prevent blood clots?

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