Question 1

In bacteria,the antibiotic chloramphenicol prevents amino acids from bonding together.The most likely reason that bacteria die from treatment with chloramphenicol is because the antibiotic

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A)  inhibits transcription.
B)  inhibits translation.
C)  causes the wrong bases to be added to the growing mRNA strand.
D)  causes the wrong amino acids to be bound to the tRNA strands.

Question 2

The codon GAU codes for which amino acid?

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A)  CUA
B)  CTA
C)  aspartate
D)  leucine

Question 3

Use the following chart to determine the chain of amino acids that would be produced by the entire sequence UGUACGAUAGGCUAG.

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A)  ACAUGCUAUAUCCCG
B)  ACATGCTATATCCCG
C)  cysteine-threonine-isoleucine-glycine
D)  cysteine-threonine-isoleucine-glycine-stop

Question 4

Consider a build-at-home bookshelf that comes with instructions and various pieces of wood as an analogy for translation.In this analogy,what would best match the job of the ribosome?

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A)  the instructions
B)  the person building the bookshelf
C)  the pieces of wood
D)  the bookshelf

Question 5

During transcription,

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A)  the DNA strands replicate,producing four mRNA molecules.
B)  each strand in the DNA molecule directs the production of an mRNA molecule.
C)  a template strand of DNA directs the production of an mRNA molecule.
D)  a template strand of DNA directs the production of all of the tRNA molecules needed for producing the gene's protein product.

Question 6

Prokaryotes lack membrane-enclosed organelles and thus do not have nuclei.Therefore,

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A)  prokaryotes are unable to undergo transcription and translation.
B)  prokaryotic cells do not need to undergo translation.
C)  prokaryotic cells do not need to undergo transcription.
D)  prokaryotic transcription and translation both take place in the cytoplasm.

Question 7

Bacteria do not have a nucleus,and therefore do not use RNA splicing after translation.The initial mRNA that is produced is translated directly.An experiment transforms a bacterial cell and a eukaryotic cell with an identical gene (of identical length).Explain how the proteins from each cell would differ.

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RNA splicing removes introns f...

Question 8

The importance of tRNA is that it

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A)  carries a specific amino acid to the mRNA.
B)  reads the DNA molecule.
C)  contains codons that specify amino acids.
D)  is important in the construction of ribosomes.

Question 9

MATCHING
Identify if the following increase or decrease transcription or translation.
-RNA polymerase binds to the promoter more easily.

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A)  Transcription is up-regulated
B)  Transcription is down-regulated
C)  Translation is up-regulated
D)  Translation is down-regulated

Question 10

MATCHING
Identify if the following increase or decrease transcription or translation.
-More ribosomes are produced.

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A)  Transcription is up-regulated
B)  Transcription is down-regulated
C)  Translation is up-regulated
D)  Translation is down-regulated

Question 11

Gene regulation is the ability to

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A)  cut out a certain region of DNA to save energy.
B)  increase or decrease protein synthesis from a given gene.
C)  change the sequence of a gene to produce a new protein.
D)  share genetic information between different organisms. B

Question 12

Organisms can regulate both transcription and translation to control gene expression.What is one advantage and one disadvantage of regulating transcription rather than translation?

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Producing mRNA requires energy.If gene e...

Question 13

Some viruses produce an enzyme called reverse transcriptase.Based on your understanding of gene expression,what should this enzyme do?

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A)  It produces RNA from a DNA template.
B)  It produces DNA from an RNA template.
C)  It produces proteins from an RNA template.
D)  It produces RNA from a protein template.

Question 14

In bacteria,a particular gene codes for a protein that helps the bacteria break down and use lactose as a food source.If no lactose is present,

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A)  the gene will be broken down so no enzyme is made.
B)  the gene will mutate to produce another,more useful,enzyme.
C)  the promoter for this gene will be blocked so RNA polymerase can't bind.
D)  the promoter for this gene will be enhanced so RNA polymerase binds more readily.

Question 15

In bacteria,the antibiotic tetracycline blocks the site where tRNA molecules enter the ribosome.The most likely reason that bacteria die from treatment with tetracycline is because the antibiotic

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A)  inhibits the cell from producing the mRNA.
B)  causes the tRNA molecules to randomly arrange into proteins that do not function.
C)  causes tRNA rather than mRNA to be made into proteins.
D)  prevents the bacteria from assembling essential proteins.

Question 16

The genetic code is ________,which means that all cells use the same code.

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The answer of The genetic code is ________,which means that...

Question 17

Protein coding genes specify the production of ________ as their immediate product.

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

Question 18

Which of the following codons codes for Proline?

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A)  UCC
B)  CCU
C)  UUU
D)  CUU B

Question 19

Following transcription,the

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A)  strands of DNA bond back to each other.
B)  mRNA is digested.
C)  DNA molecule is broken down.
D)  ribosome is released from the tRNA molecule.

Question 20

DNA technology can be used with all organisms because they all

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A)  contain antibodies.
B)  can contract the same diseases.
C)  share the same chemical DNA structure.
D)  contain the same genes.

Exam 9: How Genes Work

In bacteria,the antibiotic chloramphenicol prevents amino acids from bonding together.The most likely reason that bacteria die from treatment with chloramphenicol is because the antibiotic

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The codon GAU codes for which amino acid?

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Use the following chart to determine the chain of amino acids that would be produced by the entire sequence UGUACGAUAGGCUAG.

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Consider a build-at-home bookshelf that comes with instructions and various pieces of wood as an analogy for translation.In this analogy,what would best match the job of the ribosome?

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During transcription,

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Prokaryotes lack membrane-enclosed organelles and thus do not have nuclei.Therefore,

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RNA splicing removes introns f...
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The importance of tRNA is that it

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MATCHING Identify if the following increase or decrease transcription or translation. -RNA polymerase binds to the promoter more easily.

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MATCHING Identify if the following increase or decrease transcription or translation. -More ribosomes are produced.

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Gene regulation is the ability to

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Organisms can regulate both transcription and translation to control gene expression.What is one advantage and one disadvantage of regulating transcription rather than translation?

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Producing mRNA requires energy.If gene e...
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Some viruses produce an enzyme called reverse transcriptase.Based on your understanding of gene expression,what should this enzyme do?

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In bacteria,a particular gene codes for a protein that helps the bacteria break down and use lactose as a food source.If no lactose is present,

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In bacteria,the antibiotic tetracycline blocks the site where tRNA molecules enter the ribosome.The most likely reason that bacteria die from treatment with tetracycline is because the antibiotic

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The genetic code is ________,which means that all cells use the same code.

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Protein coding genes specify the production of ________ as their immediate product.

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Which of the following codons codes for Proline?

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Following transcription,the

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DNA technology can be used with all organisms because they all

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In bacteria,the antibiotic chloramphenicol prevents amino acids from bonding together.The most likely reason that bacteria die from treatment with chloramphenicol is because the antibiotic

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The codon GAU codes for which amino acid?

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Use the following chart to determine the chain of amino acids that would be produced by the entire sequence UGUACGAUAGGCUAG.

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Consider a build-at-home bookshelf that comes with instructions and various pieces of wood as an analogy for translation.In this analogy,what would best match the job of the ribosome?

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During transcription,

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Prokaryotes lack membrane-enclosed organelles and thus do not have nuclei.Therefore,

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The importance of tRNA is that it

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MATCHING Identify if the following increase or decrease transcription or translation. -RNA polymerase binds to the promoter more easily.

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MATCHING Identify if the following increase or decrease transcription or translation. -More ribosomes are produced.

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Gene regulation is the ability to

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Organisms can regulate both transcription and translation to control gene expression.What is one advantage and one disadvantage of regulating transcription rather than translation?

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Some viruses produce an enzyme called reverse transcriptase.Based on your understanding of gene expression,what should this enzyme do?

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In bacteria,a particular gene codes for a protein that helps the bacteria break down and use lactose as a food source.If no lactose is present,

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In bacteria,the antibiotic tetracycline blocks the site where tRNA molecules enter the ribosome.The most likely reason that bacteria die from treatment with tetracycline is because the antibiotic

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The genetic code is ________,which means that all cells use the same code.

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Protein coding genes specify the production of ________ as their immediate product.

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Which of the following codons codes for Proline?

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Following transcription,the

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