Question 1

In bacteria, initiator tRNA carries formyl methionine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

DNA photolyase, in the presence of visible light, can repair DNA damage due to ultraviolet radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Sequences of DNA that are identical when read from the 5' to 3' direction on one strand and the 3' to 5' direction on the other strand are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   palindromes
B)   reverse transcriptase
C)   restriction endonucleases
D)   ligases
E)   DNA polymerasesF) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

During replication, each parent DNA strand serves as a ________ for synthesis of new DNA strands.

Accepted Answer

A)   copy point
B)   template
C)   comparison molecule
D)   scaffold
E)   reservoirF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

You educate the patient's mother that the most common cause of cystic fibrosis is a deletion of three nucleotides. Which of the following statements, by the mother, demonstrates an understanding of the disease etiology?

Accepted Answer

A)   "My child's disease is caused by a missing chromosome."
B)   "My child's disease is caused by a missing gene."
C)   "My child's disease is caused by a missing amino acid."
D)   "My child's disease is caused by an infectious process."E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

The lagging strand of DNA is made in small segments called Okazaki fragments, each one requiring a primer to begin synthesis, whereas the leading strand, synthesized continuously, does not require a primer to initiate the daughter strand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Geneticists can make complimentary DNA from messenger, transfer, and ribosomal RNA by using ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   palindromes
B)   reverse transcriptase
C)   restriction endonucleases
D)   ligases
E)   DNA polymerasesF) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 8

The RN instructs the family that the transfer of genetic material can involve contact between two bacterial cells. DNA can pass from one cell to the other through a pilus during this process, which is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   transformation
B)   conjugation
C)   specialized transduction
D)   generalized transductionE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

Helicase ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   supercoils DNA
B)   unzips DNA
C)   unwinds RNA
D)   winds RNA
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Analysis of DNA fragments in gel electrophoresis involves ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   larger fragments that move slowly and remain closer to the wells
B)   DNA that has an overall negative charge and moves to the positive pole
C)   DNA fragments that are stained to see them
D)   an electric current through the gel that causes DNA fragments to migrate
E)   All of the choices are correctF) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following is incorrect about termination codons?

Accepted Answer

A)   Where the bond between the final tRNA and the finished polypeptide chain is broken
B)   Include AUG
C)   Include UAA, UAG, and UGA
D)   Do not have corresponding tRNA
E)   Can also be called nonsense codonsF) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

In gram-negative bacteria, like E. coli, the fertility factor is a plasmid possessed by the bacterium that will donate its DNA to a recipient cell. Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates an understanding of this plasmid?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is a large, double-stranded linear piece of DNA.
B)   It is found in F- cells only.
C)   It controls the process of transduction in bacterial cells.
D)   It encodes the information to create a pilus.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Induced mutations result from errors in DNA replication.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A recombinant organism is one that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   has obtained genetic material from another organism that has integrated into the genome, combining the two DNA molecules
B)   induces a gene that was previously turned off, thereby producing a new phenotype
C)   obtains genes by conjugation, but not transduction
D)   has sustained a mutation in the genetic material such that a new phenotype results, for example, the organism develops increased virulence or antibiotic resistanceE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

What type of mutation alters the base, but not the amino acid being coded for?

Accepted Answer

A)   Silent
B)   Back
C)   Point
D)   Nonsense
E)   MissenseF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Synthesis of an inducible enzyme requires ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   repressor alone bound to operator
B)   substrate bound to repressor
C)   substrate bound to promoter
D)   corepressor and repressor binding to operator
E)   None of the choices are correct.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

Which is incorrect about inducible operons?

Accepted Answer

A)   Have genes turned off by a buildup of end product
B)   Are often for catabolic pathways
C)   Are normally turned off
D)   Are turned on by the substrate of the enzyme
E)   Include the lac operonF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 18

The RNA molecules that carry amino acids to the ribosomes during protein synthesis are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ribosomal RNA
B)   messenger RNA
C)   transfer RNA
D)   primer RNA
E)   ribozymesF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

A recombinant organism is one that has sustained a change in its genome through receipt of DNA from a different organism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is not true of transposons?

Accepted Answer

A)   Can change pigmentation
B)   Can replace damaged DNA
C)   Can transfer drug resistance
D)   Can change the genome
E)   Are always part of plasmidsF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Exam 8: Microbial Genetics and Genetic Engineering

Geneticists can make complimentary DNA from messenger, transfer, and ribosomal RNA by using ________.

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In gram-negative bacteria, like E. coli, the fertility factor is a plasmid possessed by the bacterium that will donate its DNA to a recipient cell. Which of the following statements by the patient demonstrates an understanding of this plasmid?

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The RN instructs the family that the transfer of genetic material can involve contact between two bacterial cells. DNA can pass from one cell to the other through a pilus during this process, which is called ________.

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DNA photolyase, in the presence of visible light, can repair DNA damage due to ultraviolet radiation.

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Which of the following is not true of transposons?

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Induced mutations result from errors in DNA replication.

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In bacteria, initiator tRNA carries formyl methionine.

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Helicase ________.

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A recombinant organism is one that has sustained a change in its genome through receipt of DNA from a different organism.

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Sequences of DNA that are identical when read from the 5' to 3' direction on one strand and the 3' to 5' direction on the other strand are ________.

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You educate the patient's mother that the most common cause of cystic fibrosis is a deletion of three nucleotides. Which of the following statements, by the mother, demonstrates an understanding of the disease etiology?

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What type of mutation alters the base, but not the amino acid being coded for?

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Which of the following is incorrect about termination codons?

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Analysis of DNA fragments in gel electrophoresis involves ________.

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Synthesis of an inducible enzyme requires ________.

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The lagging strand of DNA is made in small segments called Okazaki fragments, each one requiring a primer to begin synthesis, whereas the leading strand, synthesized continuously, does not require a primer to initiate the daughter strand.

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During replication, each parent DNA strand serves as a ________ for synthesis of new DNA strands.

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A recombinant organism is one that ________.

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Which is incorrect about inducible operons?

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The RNA molecules that carry amino acids to the ribosomes during protein synthesis are called ________.

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