Biochemistry undergrad quiz (still making)

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Biochemistry Quiz sobre Biochemistry undergrad quiz (still making), criado por Lily O em 14-12-2019.
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Questão 1

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Viruses contain either DNA OR RNA
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 2

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A virus that is composed not of DNA but of RNA is called a [blank_start]retrovirus[blank_end]
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  • retrovirus

Questão 3

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Viroids are infectious agents without protein
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  • True
  • False

Questão 4

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Prions –are infectious agents with both DNA and RNA
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  • True
  • False

Questão 5

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Adenine and guanine are
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  • pyrimidines
  • purines

Questão 6

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A nucleoside is formed when a base is linked to the WHAT carbon of a deoxyribose (or ribose) molecule
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  • 1'
  • 2'
  • 3'
  • 4'

Questão 7

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dCMP and dAMP are examples of [blank_start]nucleotides[blank_end]
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  • nucleotides
  • nucleosides
  • proteins
  • nucleic acid

Questão 8

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In DNA and RNA, nucleotides are linked by phosphodiester bonds between the [blank_start]5′[blank_end] and 3′ carbons
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  • 2'
  • 3'
  • 4'
  • 5'

Questão 9

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In all prokaryotes and eukaryotes DNA is double-stranded
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  • True
  • False

Questão 10

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Guanine and Cytosine form a base-pair held together by [blank_start]3[blank_end] hydrogen bonds. Adenine and Thymine form a base-pair held together by [blank_start]2[blank_end] hydrogen bonds.
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  • 3
  • 2

Questão 11

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Most or all cellular DNA is A-DNA
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  • True
  • False

Questão 12

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Z-DNA is left handed and A-DNA is right handed
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  • True
  • False

Questão 13

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Underwinding generates [blank_start]negative[blank_end] supercoils Overwinding generates [blank_start]positive[blank_end] supercoils
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  • negative
  • positive

Questão 14

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Single stranded DNA absorbs more UV than double stranded DNA
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  • True
  • False

Questão 15

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UV absorbance rises as DNA denatures is known as the [blank_start]hyperchromic shift[blank_end]
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  • hyperchromic shift

Questão 16

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Tm (The temperature needed to denature 50% of the DNA molecules in a sample) is increased in DNA with high content of AT base-pairs
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  • True
  • False

Questão 17

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What are three key structural differences between DNA and RNA?
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  • RNA has ribose instead of deoxyribose.
  • RNA has deoxyribose instead of ribose
  • RNA contains adenine, cytosine and guanine (like DNA) but has Uracil (U) instead of thymine.
  • RNA contains adenine, cytosine and guanine (like DNA) but has thymine (T) instead of uracil
  • RNA is usually double stranded
  • RNA is usually single stranded

Questão 18

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Plasmids carry non-essential genes, e.g. for antibiotic resistance
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  • True
  • False

Questão 19

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Bacterial genomes usually consist of a single, linear chromosome made of double-stranded DNA
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  • True
  • False

Questão 20

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  • Heterochromatin
  • Euchromatin

Questão 21

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(Length of DNA/ Length of structure DNA packed into) is known as the [blank_start]packing ratio[blank_end]
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  • packing ratio

Questão 22

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By mass, the composition of a chromosome at mitosis is approximately
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  • 1/2 DNA and 1/2 histone proteins
  • 1/3 DNA and 2/3 histone proteins
  • 1/3 DNA, 1/3 histone proteins and 1/3 non histone proteins
  • 1/2 DNA. 1/4 histone proteins and 1/4 non histone proteins

Questão 23

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20% of amino acids are arginine or lysine
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  • True
  • False

Questão 24

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[blank_start]Condensin[blank_end] is a ring-shaped protein that can anchor the ends of a loop of DNA
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  • Condensin

Questão 25

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[blank_start]topoisomerase II[blank_end] is an enzyme that can remove supercoils from DNA
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  • topoisomerase II

Questão 26

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Acetylation removes positive charge from side-chain and so [blank_start]weakens[blank_end] interaction between histones and negatively-charged DNA
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  • strengthens
  • weakens

Questão 27

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Eukaryotic chromosomes have 1 origin of replication
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  • True
  • False

Questão 28

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In bacterial replication, replication begins at a single AT-rich origin and is bidirectional
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  • True
  • False

Questão 29

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What enzyme carries out transcriptase?
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  • Maltase
  • DNA transcriptase
  • RNA
  • RNA polymerase
  • DNA helicase

Questão 30

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To synthesise RNA, RNA polymerases require:
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  • A primer
  • A double stranded template DNA molecule that Includes a promoter sequence
  • All four nucleoside triphosphates

Questão 31

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RNA polymerase binds to the promoter in the [blank_start]initiation[blank_end] stage
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  • initiation

Questão 32

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RNA polymerase dissociates from DNA releasing the new RNA molecule in the [blank_start]transcriptase[blank_end] stage
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  • transcriptase

Questão 33

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RNA polymerase moves along the DNA molecule synthesising an RNA copy in the [blank_start]elongation[blank_end] stage
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  • elongation

Questão 34

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A [blank_start]consensus[blank_end] sequence is a sequence of DNA having similar structure and function in different organisms.
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  • consensus

Questão 35

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The holoenzyme carries out elongation but not initiation
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  • True
  • False

Questão 36

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Eukaryotic promoters differ from those in bacteria
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  • True
  • False

Questão 37

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RNA polymerase [blank_start]I[blank_end] - synthesises rRNA RNA polymerase [blank_start]III[blank_end] - synthesises tRNA RNA polymerase [blank_start]II[blank_end] - synthesises mRNA
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  • I
  • ll
  • lll
  • I
  • ll
  • lll
  • I
  • ll
  • lll

Questão 38

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RNA polymerase II produces a 1° transcript (aka pre-mRNA) which is processed in the nucleus to form mRNA. The main processing reactions are
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  • Initiation
  • RNA splicing
  • DNA splicing
  • Cleavage and polyadenylation
  • Capping
  • Druining

Questão 39

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Promoters recognised by RNA polymerase II usually consists of a core promoter that may include a [blank_start]TATA[blank_end] box
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  • TATA
  • TAAT
  • ATAT
  • ATTA

Questão 40

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RNA polymerases and DNA polymerases share the same mechanism.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 41

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By mass, ribosomes have about a 1:2 ratio of rRNA to protein
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  • True
  • False

Questão 42

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The size of ribosomes is measured in Svedbergs (S) - sedimentation rate during centrifugation.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 43

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The small subunit on a ribosome catalyses peptide bond formation, the large subunit binds the mRNA being translated
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  • True
  • False

Questão 44

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mRNA is read from
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  • 5' to 3'
  • 3' to 5'

Questão 45

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The small (30S) ribosome subunit binds to the ribosome binding site on the mRNA in E.Coli
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  • True
  • False

Questão 46

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There are several ribosome binding sites on mRNA in eukaryotes
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  • True
  • False

Questão 47

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A sequence has [blank_start]three[blank_end] possible reading frames depending on where translation starts from
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  • three
  • one
  • two
  • four

Questão 48

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The region between an initiation codon (AUG) and a termination codon is an“open-reading frame”
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  • True
  • False

Questão 49

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How do amino acids recognise codons? Adaptor molecules deliver amino acids to the appropriate codons. These adaptors are transfer RNAs
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  • True
  • False

Questão 50

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How long are tRNAs?
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  • Large: 220-293 nucleotides long
  • Small: 50-73 nucleotides long
  • Small: 73-90 nucleotides long
  • Large: 320-393 nucleotides long

Questão 51

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All tRNAs have an anticodon
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  • True
  • False

Questão 52

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All tRNAs have the sequence GCA at their 3' end.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 53

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the ability of some bases at 5' end of anticodon to pair with more than one base at 3' end of codon is known as the [blank_start]base wobble[blank_end]
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  • base wobble

Questão 54

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The enzymes that link tRNAs to amino acids are called
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  • aminoakyl-tRNA synthetases.
  • aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases.
  • aminoacyl-rRNA synthetases.
  • aminoakyl-rRNA synthetases.

Questão 55

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The classic example of inducible genes are the three genes required for utilisation of lactose by E. coli. These are:
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  • Lac Z gene
  • Lac B gene
  • Lac A gene
  • Lac Y gene
  • Lac T gene

Questão 56

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The [blank_start]operator[blank_end] is the binding site for lac repressor protein.
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  • operator

Questão 57

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The Lac [blank_start]i[blank_end] gene encodes the Lac repressor protein.
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  • i

Questão 58

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Transcription of the genes of the lac operon is repressed by the lac [blank_start]repressor[blank_end] protein
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  • repressor

Questão 59

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When lactose is absent, the lac repressor protein binds to the promoter
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 60

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When the lac repressor protein is bound to the operator, RNA polymerase can still bind to the promoter but cannot initiate transcription.
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 61

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When lactose is present some is converted into an isomer called [blank_start]allolactose[blank_end].
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  • allolactose

Questão 62

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Allolactose binds to the lac repressor protein inducing a conformational change so that lac repressor cannot bind to operator.
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  • True
  • False

Questão 63

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Lactose breakdown is only necessary if glucose is not available. Therefore when both lactose and glucose are present in environment, lac operon genes only transcribed weakly. This effect is called [blank_start]Catabolite[blank_end] Repression
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  • Catabolite

Questão 64

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Removal of catabolite repression requires:
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  • The Catabolite Activator Protein (CAP)
  • cAMP
  • ATP
  • Lac i gene

Questão 65

Questão
When glucose conc’ is high the cAMP conc’ is low
Responda
  • True
  • False

Questão 66

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[blank_start]Monosaccharides[blank_end] are colourless, crystalline solids, water soluble and most are sweet tasting.
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  • Monosaccharides
  • Polysaccharides
  • Oligosaccharides

Questão 67

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In general, a molecule with n chiral centres can have [blank_start]2[blank_end]n stereoisomers
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  • 2
  • 1
  • 3
  • 4

Questão 68

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[blank_start]Epimers[blank_end]: each of two isomers with different configurations of atoms about one of several asymmetric carbon atoms present
Responda
  • Epimers

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