DNA mini-quiz

  1. Griffith was known for describing/discovering which of the following?
  2. Transformation
  3. DNA structure
  4. DNA is genetic material
  5. Genes are on chromosomes
  6. Transforming material is DNA
  7. T.H. Morgan was known for describing/discovering which of the following?
  8. Transformation
  9. DNA structure
  10. DNA is genetic material
  11. Genes are on chromosomes
  12. Transforming material is DNA a
  13. Avery, Macleod, and McCarty were known for describing/discovering which of the following?
  14. Transformation
  15. DNA structure
  16. DNA is genetic material
  17. Genes are on chromosomes
  18. Transforming material is DNA
  19. Watson and Crick were known for describing/discovering which of the following?
  20. Transformation
  21. DNA structure
  22. DNA is genetic material
  23. Genes are on chromosomes
  24. Transforming material is DNA a
  25. Hershey and Chasewere known for describing/discovering which of the following?
  26. Transformation
  27. DNA structure
  28. DNA is genetic material
  29. Genes are on chromosomes
  30. Transforming material is DNA
  31. The product of translation is which of the following?
  32. DNA transcript
  33. RNA transcript
  34. Carbohydrate
  35. Protein
  36. Lipid
  37. The product of transcription is which of the following?
  38. DNA transcript
  39. RNA transcript
  40. Carbohydrate
  41. Protein
  42. Lipid
  43. A mutation that results in a premature stop codon is called:
  44. Silent mutation
  45. Missense change
  46. Nonsense change
  47. Indel
  48. frameshift
  49. A mutation that results in substituting one amino acid for another is called:
  50. Silent mutation
  51. Missense change
  52. Nonsense change
  53. Indel
  54. frameshift
  55. A mutation that does not affect the amino acid sequence is called:
  56. Silent mutation
  57. Missense change
  58. Nonsense change
  59. Indel
  60. frameshift
  61. A mutation that alters the mRNA sequence at a single point is called:
  62. Base-pair substitution
  63. Insertion
  64. Deletion
  65. Frameshift
  66. Which of the following wouldn’t be found in the mRNA after export from the nucleaus?
  67. 5’ modified quinine cap
  68. 3’ poly A tail
  69. Introns
  70. Exons
  71. Which of the following is/are parts of the parts of post-transcriptional modification?
  72. 5’ modified quinine cap
  73. 3’ poly A tail
  74. Alternative splicing
  75. A and B
  76. All of the Above
  77. RNA polymerase binds to which of the following to begin transcription?
  78. Transcription factors
  79. mRNA start codon
  80. exon
  81. primer
  82. promoter
  1. Ligase
  2. Creates the RNA primer
  3. Adds DNA to the RNA primer
  4. Replaces the RNA primer with DNA
  5. Joins Okazaki fragments
  6. “unzips” the double helix
  7. Relieves tension at the replication fork by rearranging the DNA
  8. DNA Polymerase I
  9. Creates the RNA primer
  10. Adds DNA to the RNA primer
  11. Replaces the RNA primer with DNA
  12. Joins Okazaki fragments
  13. “unzips” the double helix
  14. Relieves tension at the replication fork by rearranging the DNA
  15. DNA Polymerase III
  16. Creates the RNA primer
  17. Adds DNA to the RNA primer
  18. Replaces the RNA primer with DNA
  19. Joins Okazaki fragments
  20. “unzips” the double helix
  21. Relieves tension at the replication fork by rearranging the DNA
  22. Primase
  23. Creates the RNA primer
  24. Adds DNA to the RNA primer
  25. Replaces the RNA primer with DNA
  26. Joins Okazaki fragments
  27. “unzips” the double helix
  28. Relieves tension at the replication fork by rearranging the DNA
  29. Helicase
  30. Creates the RNA primer
  31. Adds DNA to the RNA primer
  32. Replaces the RNA primer with DNA
  33. Joins Okazaki fragments
  34. “unzips” the double helix
  35. Relieves tension at the replication fork by rearranging the DNA
  36. Topoisomerase
  37. Creates the RNA primer
  38. Adds DNA to the RNA primer
  39. Replaces the RNA primer with DNA
  40. Joins Okazaki fragments
  41. “unzips” the double helix
  42. Relieves tension at the replication fork by rearranging the DNA

Answers:

  1. A
  2. D
  3. E
  4. B
  5. C
  6. D
  7. B
  8. C
  9. B
  10. A
  11. A
  12. C
  13. E
  14. E
  15. D
  16. C
  17. B
  18. A
  19. E
  20. F