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Biology Winter Tri Mid-Term Quiz

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Melinda's 2015 Mid-Term Biology Practice Questions
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Question 1

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What determines a proteins function?
Answer
  • A protein' shape
  • A protein's oxidation
  • A protein's color
  • A cell's shape

Question 2

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What happens when hemoglobin mutates at a critical point?
Answer
  • The function changes
  • The shape changes
  • Nothing changes

Question 3

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What are the types of hereditary traits?
Answer
  • Preferances
  • Predisposition to medical disorders/diseases
  • Behavioral traits
  • Opinions
  • Physical traits

Question 4

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Males have two Y chromosomes and females have one Y and one X chromosome
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 5

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How many chromosomes do humans have and where do they come from?
Answer
  • 48 (24 from the mother and 24 from the father)
  • 48 (12 from the mother, 12 from the father, and 24 are created once the baby is concieved)
  • 46 (23 from the mother and 23 from the father)
  • 46 (24 from the mother and 22 from the father)
  • 50 (25 from the mother and 25 from the father)

Question 6

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How many natural amino acids are there?
Answer
  • 21
  • 12
  • 56
  • 20

Question 7

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The nucleus of a cell is like a computer's hard-drive
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 8

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The DNA of a cell (held in the nucleus) is like a computers software
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 9

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mRNA act like cellular 3-D printers
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Ribosomes act like messengers or flashdrives within the cell, sending copies of software
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 11

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Genes are made of nucleotides (A, T, C, and G)
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 12

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Genes are instructions for printing proteins
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 13

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Amino acids are used to build the nucleus
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 14

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tRNA are "truckers" that bring amino acids to ribosomes that are creating proteins
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 15

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One gene is enough DNA to give ribosomes protein making instructions
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 16

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What is a misspelling (in terms of genetics)?
Answer
  • A mutation in genetic code
  • When mRNA prints the wrong proteins
  • When you use the wrong letters to spell a word
  • When you miss or skip the first step of cellular division

Question 17

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DNA polymerase is the editing enzyme
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 18

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Where does transcription take place?
Answer
  • The ribosomes of a cell
  • The nucleus
  • The cytosol
  • The cell wall

Question 19

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Where does translation occur?
Answer
  • The ribosomes of a cell
  • The nucleus
  • The cytosol
  • The cell wall

Question 20

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What is transcription
Answer
  • The process of converting DNA code into mRNA code
  • The process of converting DNA code into proteins
  • The process of converting mRNA code into proteins
  • The process of converting proteins into DNA

Question 21

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What is translation?
Answer
  • The process of converting DNA code into mRNA code
  • The process of converting DNA code into proteins
  • The process of converting mRNA code into proteins
  • The process of converting proteins into DNA

Question 22

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During the DNA replication process, a double helix is unzipped and both sides' genetic codes are matched to create two identical double helices.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 23

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What is helicase?
Answer
  • an cell
  • an enzyme that unzips a double helix
  • a metal briefcase
  • a enzyme that converts DNA into mRNA
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