Lecture Unit 4 - Quiz 1

Question 1

How many sizes does the Grinch’s heart grow on the day that he learned the meaning of Christmas?

Answer 1

3

Question 2

How are nucleotides linked together within a nucleic acid’s backbone?

Answer 2

Chemical bonds between sugars and phosphates

Question 3

If a sugar is in a DNA nucleotide has a single ring to its molecular structure and forms three hydrogen bonds within its complimentary bases it must be

Answer 3

Cytosine

Question 4

Characteristics of RNA?

Answer 4

Contains ribose, single strand of nucleotides, may contain uracil, functions in gene expression

Question 5

Which two types of RNA move to a ribosome during translation?

Answer 5

mRNA, tRNA

Question 6

Components of the initiation complex?

Answer 6

mRNA, small ribosomal unit, large ribosomal unit, tRNA with amino acid #1

Question 7

Which of the following take part in transcription?

Answer 7

DNA, RNA polymerase, RNA nucleotides

Question 8

Characteristics of transcription?

Answer 8

Occurs in the nucleus, produces RNA

Question 9

How are the subunits of a protein bonded together?

Answer 9

Amino group to acid group

Question 10

On which molecule would you find an anticodon?

Answer 10

tRNA

Question 11

What happens to the exon?

Answer 11

Spliced together

Question 12

What happens to the intron?

Answer 12

Removed