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Biology test 4
test 4
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
11/11/2010

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The bear that leaves the most descendents
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1. In a population of bears, which would be considered the fittest
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Antibiotic resistance
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2. Plasmids found in bacteria often code for
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Restriction enzyme
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3. “sticky ends” are produced as a result of the action of
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61
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4. How many codons actually code for amino acids
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Linnaeus
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5. The “Father” of taxonomy was
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natural selection
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6. The only evolutionary agent that adepts to their environment is
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CTA
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7. If the codon sequence of mRNA is GAU, the original DNA coding for it would be
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messenger
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7. If the codon sequence of mRNA is GAU, the original DNA coding for it would be
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AUG
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the start codon is
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a population
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10. The smallest unit that can evolve is
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cytoplasm
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11. Translation occurs in the
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CAT
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12. For the anticodon CAU, the original DNA base sequence that corresponds to this is
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Methionine
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13. The start codon codes for
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Made up of sugars, phosphates, and nitrogenous bases
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14. Deoxyribonucleic acid is
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reclose plasmids
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15. DNA ligase is often used to
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ACUGCUACG
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16. If the base sequence for DNA is TGACGATGC, the mRNA produced would have the sequence
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tRNA
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17. An anticodon is found on
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DNA
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18. Which of the following are double stranded
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mRNA, and tRNA
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19. Which of the following contain Uracil (U)
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reverse transcriptase
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20. Which of the following is an enzyme that HIV uses to synthesize DNA from an RNA template
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Ribosomes
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21. The site of protein synthesis are
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beta-carotene
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22. “Golden Rice” is golden because it is rich in
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transcription
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23. The process of copying genetic information from DNA to mRNA is called –
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bacteria
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24. What is a major source of restriction enzyme
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predation by birds
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25. The key selective force operating on the British peppered moth causing industrial melanism was
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Sequences of bases
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26. The heredity material coding for a protein in DNA consists of
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translation, and the transfer of amino acids
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27. The tRNA in a cell is involved in
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nucleotide
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28. DNA and RNA are polymers of _____ monomers
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cuts a polymer of DNA
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29. A restriction enzyme
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artificial selection
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The existence of these two vegetables is an example of
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Transcription as an end product, translation as a necessary component
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31. The mRNA in a cell is involved in
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AUG
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32. The DNA sequence triplet AGT codes for an amino acid carried by a tRNA with the anticodon
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results from an organisms needs
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33. Which one of the following is not true? Natural selection
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base content
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34. Gel Electrophoresis is process that sorts DNA fragments by
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translation
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35. The process of synthesizing a protein form the mRNA is called
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a radioactively labeled DNA sequence used to find a specific gene
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36. In recombinant DNA technology, a probe is which of the following
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Exons
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The expressed regions of eukaryotic genes are called
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promoter
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38. The region of DNA where RNA synthesis begins is the
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tRNA’s with growing polypeptides
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39. The P-sites found on Ribosomes hold
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a population
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40. Selection acts directly on
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protects DNA sequences from restriction enzymes
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41. Methylation
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anticodons are changed
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42. Which of the following is not true regarding the use of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
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semi conservative
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43. Because one original strand of the double-stranded helix is found in each daughter cell, the replication process of DNA is called
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retroviruses
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44. Reverse transcriptase is naturally found in
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RNA polymerase
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45. Which of the following enzymes catalyzes the linking together of RNA nucleotides to form RNA
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Uracil…. Thymine
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46. RNA contains_____, whereas DNA contains_____ .
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Polymerase chain reaction
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47. In any crime, even the smallest speck of blood, hair, etc. from a perpetrator that can yield DNA can be amplified by _____, subjected to genetic analysis, and used to identify the perpetrator of the crime
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A non-coding sequence of DNA
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48. An intron is
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mRNA, tRNA
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49. Which of the following do not contain thymine (T)
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hydrogen
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50. What type of bond joins the bases of complementary DNA strands
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reverse transcriptase is used to produce cDNA
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51. In order to overcome problems of non-coding sequences in DNA of mammals
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Escherichia coli
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52. Recombinant DNA is most often found in which of the following
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