Genetic Control

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1: What term best describes the monomers that make up both DNA and RNA?: Sugar phosphate units
Bases
Nucleotides
Nucleic acids
Pyrimidine bases
Purine bases
2: What type of bond is found between the bases that make up a strand of DNA?: Ionic
Covalent
Hydrogen
Crystal lattice
Mettallic
3: What word is used to describe a three letter code?
4: Where is mRNA found?: In the nucleus
In the cytoplasm
Both
5: Examine the diagram below. What term is given to area B of the molecule?
6: The first three bases on a strand of mRNA are always: AGG
AUU
GUA
UUG
AUG
UGG
7: Examine the image below. What is it?: A nucleotide
A base pair
A section of DNA
transfer RNA
An amino acid
8: Where do you find the molecules shown above?: In the cytoplasm
In the nucleus
Betweeen cells
In the smooth ER
In xylem
9: Examine the image below. What is it?: A nucleotide
A purine
A pyrimidine
Thymine
A hexose sugar
Ribose sugar
10: Examine the diagram below. What letter shows a ribosome?: A
B
C
D
E
F
G
11: Which is mRNA?: A
B
C
D
E
F
G
12: Which is a polypeptide?: A
B
C
D
E
F
G
13: In the diagram above, what process is taking place within the nucleus of the cell?
14: What base is only found in RNA and not in DNA?: Adenine
Cytosine
Uracil
Guanine
Thimine
15: In a molecule of DNA, what bases would be paired with CGA: CGA
GGT
GCT
ATG
GAT
CGU
16: Examine the image below. In what area is the phosphate group?: A
B
C
17: What area may be desribed as pentose?: A
B
C
18: What area can be classed as purine or pyrimidine?: A
B
C
19: Uracil binds to: Guanine
Cytosine
Adenine
Uracil
Thymine
20: What word is used to describe a ring of DNA?
21: Examine the diagram below showing genetic modification. The bacterium in the diagram is termed a: Restriction enzyme
Complimentary DNA (cDNA)
Vector
Reverse transcriptase
Plasmid
DNA ligase
Recombinant DNA
22: What is used to 'glue' the DNA together?: Recombinant DNA
DNA ligase
Plasmid
Reverse transcriptase
Vector
Complimentary DNA (cDNA)
Restriction enzyme
23: What is used to create some DNA from mRNA?: Vector
Recombinant DNA
Restriction enzyme
Plasmid
DNA ligase
Reverse transcriptase
Complimentary DNA (cDNA)
24: What is used to cut open the bacterial DNA: Reverse transcriptase
Complimentary DNA (cDNA)
DNA ligase
Plasmid
Recombinant DNA
Restriction enzyme
25: Explain how the 1% resistance gene other recombinantof the bacteria containing the gene for insulin production were identified at the end of the experiment
26: What is the name given to a section of DNA which codes for a single polypeptide?
27: Examine the diagram below. What process is taking place?: Transcription
Reverse transcription
Replication
Translation
Recombination
28: In the diagram above, is there a polyribosome visible?: Yes
No
29: Examine the diagram below. This is: Cytosine
Guanine
Uracil
A pyrimidine
A purine
30: How many bonds are there between the bases guanine and cytosine?: None
One
Two
Three
Four
31: Examine the image below. What term bset describes what is taking place?: Transcription
Reverse transcription
Translation
Replication
Semiconservative replication
Conservative replication
Dispersive replication
32: A variant form of a chemical element that has similar structure but different mass is called this
33: Describe some other uses and risks of genetic engineering and gene therapy.
34: Examine the diagram below. What letter represents the phosphate group?: A
B
C
D
E
35: Which is the sugar molecule?: A
B
C
D
E