Question 1

Which of the following is a product made from bacteria via recombinant DNA technology that promotes the health of plants?

Accepted Answer

A)  hepatitis B vaccine 
B)  insulin 
C)  clotting factor VIII 
D)  growth hormone 
E)  frost-minus substances 
A)  hepatitis B vaccine 
B)  insulin 
C)  clotting factor VIII 
D)  growth hormone 
E)  frost-minus substances

Question 2

Which of the following is the primary goal of bioinformatics?

Accepted Answer

A)  to find significant patterns in the information gained from DNA sequencing and proteomics 
B)  to input DNA and protein sequences into a computer 
C)  to model the three-dimensional shape of cellular proteins 
D)  to obtain the sequence of all the noncoding regions of the DNA 
E)  to insert genetic material into human cells for the treatment of a disorder 
A)  to find significant patterns in the information gained from DNA sequencing and proteomics 
B)  to input DNA and protein sequences into a computer 
C)  to model the three-dimensional shape of cellular proteins 
D)  to obtain the sequence of all the noncoding regions of the DNA 
E)  to insert genetic material into human cells for the treatment of a disorder

Question 3

The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose while the sugar in RNA is ribose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The start codon for translation is a

Accepted Answer

A)  UAG. 
B)  UAA. 
C)  AAA. 
D)  AUG. 
E)  AGU. 
A)  UAG. 
B)  UAA. 
C)  AAA. 
D)  AUG. 
E)  AGU.

Question 5

Which of the following is not an amino acid?

Accepted Answer

A)  glycine 
B)  tryptophan 
C)  alanine 
D)  valine 
E)  uracil 
A)  glycine 
B)  tryptophan 
C)  alanine 
D)  valine 
E)  uracil

Question 6

What is the name of the enzyme that fits new complementary DNA nucleotides into the new strand?

Accepted Answer

A)  DNA polymerase 
B)  DNA helicase 
C)  DNA replicase 
D)  DNA ligase 
E)  DNA telomerase 
A)  DNA polymerase 
B)  DNA helicase 
C)  DNA replicase 
D)  DNA ligase 
E)  DNA telomerase

Question 7

It only takes a matter of several hours to sequence 1000 base-pair sections of DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is not true about transcription factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Transcription factors are DNA-binding proteins. 
B)  Transcription factors are considered external cell regulators. 
C)  There are many different types of transcription factors. 
D)  Specialization of cells is determined/influenced by which transcription factors are active in the cell. 
E)  Genes code for transcription factors. 
A)  Transcription factors are DNA-binding proteins. 
B)  Transcription factors are considered external cell regulators. 
C)  There are many different types of transcription factors. 
D)  Specialization of cells is determined/influenced by which transcription factors are active in the cell. 
E)  Genes code for transcription factors.

Which of the following is a product made from bacteria via recombinant DNA technology that promotes the health of plants?

Which of the following is the primary goal of bioinformatics?

The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose while the sugar in RNA is ribose.

The start codon for translation is a

Which of the following is not an amino acid?

What is the name of the enzyme that fits new complementary DNA nucleotides into the new strand?

It only takes a matter of several hours to sequence 1000 base-pair sections of DNA.

Which of the following is not true about transcription factors?

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Exam 21: DNA Biology and Technology

Which of the following is a product made from bacteria via recombinant DNA technology that promotes the health of plants?

Which of the following is the primary goal of bioinformatics?

The sugar in DNA is deoxyribose while the sugar in RNA is ribose.

The start codon for translation is a

Which of the following is not an amino acid?

What is the name of the enzyme that fits new complementary DNA nucleotides into the new strand?

It only takes a matter of several hours to sequence 1000 base-pair sections of DNA.

Which of the following is not true about transcription factors?

Exploring Life and Science

Chemistry of Life

Cell Structure and Function

Organization and Regulation of Body Systems

Cardiovascular System: Heart and Blood Vessels

Cardiovascular System: Blood

The Lymphatic and Immune Systems

Digestive System and Nutrition

Respiratory System

Urinary System

Skeletal System

Muscular System

Nervous System

Senses

Endocrine System

Reproductive System

Human Development and Aging

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Cancer

Patterns of Genetic Inheritance

Human Evolution

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