Biology 183 Quiz 9 Questions

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Bacterial and Viral Genetics and Genetic Technology and Bioinformatics
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Which of the following is a major function of macrophages?
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  • attacking cancerous cells
  • secreting antibodies
  • attacking cells infected by a virus
  • engulfing bacteria by phagocytosis
  • secreting cytokines to simulate the proliferation of other lymphocytes

Frage 2

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Which of the following is a major function of cytotoxic T lymphocytes?
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  • engulfing bacteria by phagocytosis
  • secreting antibodies
  • secreting cytokines to simulate the proliferation of other lymphocytes
  • attacking cancerous cells
  • attacking cells infected by a virus

Frage 3

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Which of the following is a major function of B lymphocytes?
Antworten
  • attacking cancerous cells
  • secreting cytokines to simulate the proliferation of other lymphocytes
  • secreting antibodies
  • attacking cells infected by a virus
  • engulfing bacteria by phagocytosis

Frage 4

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Antibiotics (such as penicillin) are produced naturally by
Antworten
  • certain fungi and bacteria
  • macrophages
  • B lymphocytes
  • viruses
  • T lymphocytes

Frage 5

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An antibiotic (such as penicillin) works by
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  • destroying all antigens present in the body
  • killing viruses only
  • killing both bacteria and viruses
  • killing bacteria only
  • neutralizing bacterial toxins

Frage 6

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The main function of an antibody is to
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  • initiate the destruction of bacteria
  • stimulate the proliferation of lymphocytes
  • destroy cells infected by a virus
  • destroy cancerous cells
  • engulf bacteria by phagocytosis

Frage 7

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Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?
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  • bacteria are not affected by antibiotics
  • bacteria cause disease by reproducing inside of the body's cells
  • all bacteria that enter the human body are harmful
  • bacteria are harmful to the environment
  • bacteria cause disease by secreting toxins

Frage 8

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Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?
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  • bacteria are not affected by antibiotics
  • there are many beneficial bacteria that live within the human body
  • bacteria are harmful to the environment
  • bacteria cause disease by reproducing inside of the body's cells
  • all bacteria that enter the human body are harmful

Frage 9

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Which of the following is a true statement about bacteria?
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  • Bacteria are not affected by antibiotics.
  • Bacteria cause disease by reproducing inside of the body's cells.
  • All bacteria that enter the body are harmful.
  • Bacteria play an essential role in nature's chemical recycling.
  • Most bacteria are harmful to the environment.

Frage 10

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Which of the following is a true statement about plasmids?
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  • They are found in bacteria, viruses and fungi.
  • They contain more genes than the bacterial chromosome.
  • They enable some bacteria to become pathogens.
  • They prevent bacteria from mating with one another.
  • They are short, straight segments of DNA.

Frage 11

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Which of the following is a true statement about plasmids?
Antworten
  • They prevent bacteria from mating with one another.
  • They contain more genes than the bacterial chromosome.
  • They are found in bacteria, viruses and fungi.
  • They enable some bacteria to resist antibiotics.
  • They are short, straight segments of DNA.

Frage 12

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Which of the following is a true statement about plasmids?
Antworten
  • They enable some bacteria to utilize rare nutrients.
  • They prevent bacteria from mating with one another.
  • They are found in bacteria, viruses and fungi.
  • They are short, straight segments of DNA.
  • They contain more genes than the bacterial chromosome.

Frage 13

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Mad cow disease is caused by
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  • a virus that infects helper T lymphocytes.
  • a virus that infects neurons.
  • a prion that infects brain tissue.
  • a bacteria that weakens the immune system.
  • a bacteria that infects brain tissue.

Frage 14

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AIDS is a disease that is caused by
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  • a prion that destroys lymphocytes.
  • a virus that infects helper T lymphocytes.
  • a viroid.
  • a virus that infects B lymphocytes.
  • a bacteria that kills macrophages.

Frage 15

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A viroid is a
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  • piece of RNA that infects plant cells.
  • virus that infects helper T lymphocytes.
  • virus that infects bacteria.
  • type of bacteria that lives in the intestine.
  • protein that infects brain tissue.

Frage 16

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Which of the following are found in a virus?
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  • nucleic acids
  • all of these
  • enzymes
  • attachment structures such as spikes
  • capsid coat

Frage 17

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Viruses are not true cells because
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  • They lack nucleic acids.
  • They cannot reproduce unless inside of a host cell.
  • They are slightly smaller than prokaryotic cells.
  • They consist of one small piece of protein.
  • They cause human disease.

Frage 18

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Which of the following happens when a RNAcontaining virus infects a cell?
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  • The host cell transcribes the viral DNA and produces new viral components.
  • The virus may cause Mad Cow disease.
  • The host cell uses the viral enzyme "reverse transcriptase" to make a copy of viral DNA.
  • The virus becomes a symbiont of the cell.
  • The virus provides ATP for the cell.

Frage 19

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Which of the following happens when a DNAcontaining virus infects a cell?
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  • The virus may cause Mad Cow disease.
  • The host cell uses the viral enzyme "reverse transcriptase" to make a copy of viral DNA.
  • The virus provides ATP for the cell.
  • The virus becomes a symbiont of the cell.
  • The host cell transcribes the viral DNA and produces new viral components.

Frage 20

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Which of the following best describes the enzyme "reverse transcriptase"?
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  • It is an enzyme that RNA-viruses use to make the host cell copy DNA from viral RNA.
  • It is a human enzyme used in metabolism.
  • It is a bacterial enzyme used in transcription of bacterial DNA.
  • It is an enzyme that DNA viruses use to make the host cell copy RNA from viral DNA.
  • It is an enzyme that host cells use to destroy viruses.

Frage 21

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What is the purpose of restriction enzymes in nature?
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  • They are used by fungi to kill bacteria.
  • They have no purpose in nature.
  • They are used by bacteria to prevent infection by viruses.
  • They are used by viruses to infect bacteria.
  • They are part of the human immune system.

Frage 22

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How do biologists use restriction enzymes?
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  • to cut DNA into thousands of 4nucleotide fragments
  • to cut DNA at specific nucleotide sequences to produce DNA fragments
  • none of these
  • to restrict the replication of DNA within cells
  • to cut RNA into several large fragments

Frage 23

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What is the source of restriction enzymes?
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  • They are manufactured in the laboratory.
  • They are obtained from fungi.
  • They are obtained from the human blood stream.
  • They are obtained from bacteria.
  • They are obtained from viruses.

Frage 24

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One reason for using restriction enzyme technology is
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  • to treat human disease
  • to identify the location of specific genes
  • to predict the function of specific genes
  • to begin the process of DNA fingerprinting
  • to identify the number of proteins in a cell

Frage 25

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In the RFLP method of DNA fingerprinting, how are DNA fragments separated?
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  • by paper chromatography
  • by centrifugation
  • by gel electrophoresis
  • by treatment with several different enzymes
  • none of these

Frage 26

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In a DNA fingerprint using the RFLP method, what forms the bands of the "fingerprint"?
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  • Each band is a single DNA fragment of a different length.
  • Each band is a group of DNA fragments of a different size.
  • none of these
  • Each band is DNA from a different cell type.
  • Each band is a RNA fragment with a different nucleotide sequence.

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Microarrays are used to
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  • determine which genes have been expressed by a given cell type
  • determine the nucleotide sequence of genes
  • none of these
  • determine whether mRNAs from a cell have been translated
  • determine which genes are present in the DNA of an organism

Frage 28

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A cDNA probe is made by
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  • none of these
  • using reverse transcriptase to copy mRNAs from the cytoplasm of cells
  • using reverse transcriptase to copy DNA from the nucleus of cells
  • using fluorescent nucleotides to label RNA with cells
  • using reverse transcriptase to copy premRNAs from the nucleus of cells

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cDNA probes are used to
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  • determine which pre-mRNAs are present within the nucleus of a cell
  • determine the nucleotide sequence of a given gene
  • determine which genes have been expressed by a cell
  • none of these
  • determine which genes are present within the nucleus of a cell

Frage 30

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A proteome is
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  • all types of RNA present within a cell
  • all of the proteins present within a cell
  • all of the mRNA present within a cell
  • all of the genes present within a cell
  • none of these

Frage 31

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A genome is
Antworten
  • none of these
  • all types of RNA present within a cell
  • all of the mRNA present within a cell
  • all of the proteins present within a cell
  • all of the genes present within a cell

Frage 32

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Which of the following is true of a cell's proteome?
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  • It represents all of the proteins within a cell.
  • It is equivalent to the number of mRNAs within a cell.
  • It includes all types of DNA and RNA within a cell.
  • none of these
  • It represents all of the genes within a cell.

Frage 33

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Where is DNA located within plant cells?
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  • In chloroplasts only
  • In mitochondria only
  • In chloroplasts and the nucleus only
  • In all of these organelles
  • In the nucleus only

Frage 34

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Regarding extranuclear DNA, where is it located within eukaryotic cells?
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  • within the nucleolus
  • within smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • within cytoplasmic ribosomes
  • within the cytoskeleton
  • within mitochondria and chloroplasts

Frage 35

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What is the probable origin of extranuclear DNA in eukaryotes?
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  • It is DNA that leaked out of the nucleus during evolution of eukaryotic cells.
  • It is the result of viral infections of eukaryotic cells.
  • none of these
  • It became part of the cytoskeletal structure of eukaryotic cells.
  • It was present in prokaryotes that became endosymbionts of eukaryotic cells.

Frage 36

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In current studies of human ancestry based on maternal inheritance, which of the following approaches is used?
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  • the entire genome is analyzed
  • mitochondrial DNA is analyzed
  • cDNA probes and microarrays are used
  • none of these
  • the entire proteome is analyzed

Frage 37

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In eukaryotic organisms, mitochondrial DNA
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  • is inherited only from the male parent
  • is not passed from parent to offspring
  • is inherited from both parents
  • is inherited only from the female parent
  • is only present if the offspring has been infected by a virus

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Analysis of human mitochondrial DNA can be use to determine
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  • all of these
  • whether a person is related to a dead person
  • whether a person is related to another living person
  • in what region of the world a person's ancestors lived
  • none of these

Frage 39

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How can a researcher locate species that have genes which are homologous to a given human gene?
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  • By using the computer program BLAST
  • none of these
  • By performing a microarray analysis
  • By using cDNA probes to locate mRNA
  • By determining the sequence of the human gene

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How can the computer program BLAST be used?
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  • To determine which genes are expressed in a cell by microarray analysis
  • To determine the amino acid sequence of a new protein by "protein sequencing"
  • To locate genes of other species that are homologous to a known gene
  • all of these
  • To determine the nucleotide sequence of a new gene by "gene sequencing"

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How can the computer program BLAST be used?
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  • all of these
  • To determine which genes are expressed in a cell by microarray analysis
  • To determine the nucleotide sequence of a new gene by "gene sequencing"
  • To determine which animal species have proteins similar to a given human protein based on amino acid sequence.
  • To determine the amino acid sequence of a new protein by "protein sequencing"

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The human genome project determined that human DNA consists of
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  • 300,000 nucleotides
  • 3 million nucleotides
  • 3 million genes
  • 3 billion proteins
  • 3 billion nucelotides

Frage 43

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What was the purpose of the human genome project?
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  • To determine whether all humans have the same type of genes
  • To determine which genes are expressed in each type of human cell
  • none of these
  • To determine the amino acid sequence of all proteins in human cells
  • To determine the nucleotide sequence of all DNA in human cells

Frage 44

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What was the source of DNA used in the human genome project?
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  • DNA was obtained from 100 people who agreed to have their names published.
  • DNA was obtained anonymously from 100 people, but only a few samples were used.
  • DNA was obtained anonymously from about 10,000 people and pooled.
  • DNA was obtained from several samples used in forensic investigations.
  • DNA was obtained from a single person--the man in charge of the project.
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