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Chapter 8: Microbial Genetics

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DNAProtein

Synthesis

Regulation of Bacterial

GenesMutation

Genetic Transfer

FINAL ROUND


Topic 1: DNA

$100 Question

A sequence of nucleotides in DNA that codes for a functional product is a(n)

a. genetic code.

b. gene.

c. codon.

d. anticodon.

ANSWER

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Topic 1: DNA

$100 Answer

A sequence of nucleotides in DNA that codes for a functional product is a(n)

a. genetic code.

b. gene.

c. codon.

d. anticodon.

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Topic 1: DNA

$200 Question

Which process results in a new double-stranded DNA molecule that contains oneoriginal strand and one new strand?

a. transformation

b. transcription

c. semiconservative replication

d. translation

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ANSWER


Topic 1: DNA

$200 Answer

Which process results in a new double-stranded DNA molecule that contains oneoriginal strand and one new strand?

a. transformation

b. transcription

c. semiconservative replication

d. translation

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Topic 1: DNA

$300 Question

In DNA replication, the newly added nucleotide is joined to the growing DNA strand by

a. DNA polymerase.

b. RNA polymerase.

c. DNA ligase.

d. DNA gyrase.

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ANSWER


Topic 1: DNA

$300 Answer

In DNA replication, the newly added nucleotide is joined to the growing DNA strand by

a. DNA polymerase.

b. RNA polymerase.

c. DNA ligase.

d. DNA gyrase.

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Topic 1: DNA

$400 Question

DNA polymerase adds new nucleotides to the _____ end only on a DNA strand.

a. 2′

b. 3′

c. 4′

d. 5′

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ANSWER


Topic 1: DNA

$400 Answer

DNA polymerase adds new nucleotides to the _____ end only on a DNA strand.

a. 2′

b. 3′

c. 4′

d. 5′

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Topic 1: DNA

$500 Question

Which of the following enzymes joins DNA strands and joins Okazaki fragments and new segments in excision by forming covalent bonds?

a. RNA polymerase

b. DNA polymerase

c. DNA ligase

d. DNA gyraseBACK TO GAME

ANSWER


Topic 1: DNA

$500 Answer

Which of the following enzymes joins DNA strands and joins Okazaki fragments and new segments in excision by forming covalent bonds?

a. RNA polymerase

b. DNA polymerase

c. DNA ligase

d. DNA gyraseBACK TO GAME


What carries the coded information for making specific proteins from DNA to ribosomes?

a. mRNA

b. rRNA

c. tRNA

d. RNA polymerase

Topic 2: Protein Synthesis

$100 Question

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ANSWER



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What carries the coded information for making specific proteins from DNA to ribosomes?

a. mRNA

b. rRNA

c. tRNA

d. RNA polymerase

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Which molecules recognize specific codons and transport amino acids?

a. DNA

b. mRNA

c. rRNA

d. tRNA


$200 Question

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ANSWER


Which molecules recognize specific codons and transport amino acids?

a. DNA

b. mRNA

c. rRNA

d. tRNA


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A group of three nucleotides is called a(n)

a. codon.

b. anticodon.

c. exon.

d. intron.


$300 Question

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ANSWER


A group of three nucleotides is called a(n)

a. codon.

b. anticodon.

c. exon.

d. intron.


$300 Answer

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$400 Question

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ANSWER

Transcription begins when RNA polymerase binds to the DNA at the

a. intron.

b. mRNA.

c. tRNA.

d. promoter.



$400 Answer

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Transcription begins when RNA polymerase binds to the DNA at the

a. intron.

b. mRNA.

c. tRNA.

d. promoter.



$500 Question

Of the 64 codons, how many are sense codons?

a. 48

b. 60

c. 61

d. 52

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

Of the 64 codons, how many are sensecodons?

a. 48

b. 60

c. 61

d. 52

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Topic 3: Regulation of Bacterial Genes

$100 Question

Perhaps 60–80% of genes are NOT regulated, but are

a. constitutive.

b. continuous.

c. degenerative.

d. repressed.

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ANSWER



$100 Answer

Perhaps 60–80% of genes are NOT regulated, but are

a. constitutive.

b. continuous.

c. degenerative.

d. repressed.

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$200 Question

What is the process that turns on the transcription of a gene or genes?

a. induction

b. repression

c. translation

d. catabolite repression

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ANSWER



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What is the process that turns on thetranscription of a gene or genes?

a. induction

b. repression

c. translation

d. catabolite repression

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A set of operator and promoter sites and the structural genes they control defines

a. a corepressor.

b. an operon.

c. an inducer.

d. cAMP.


$300 Question

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ANSWER



$300 Answer

A set of operator and promoter sites and the structural genes they control defines

a. a corepressor.

b. an operon.

c. an inducer.

d. cAMP.

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$400 Question

Inhibition of the metabolism of alternative carbon sources by glucose is called

a. induction.

b. repression.

c. corepression.

d. catabolite repression.

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ANSWER



$400 Answer

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Inhibition of the metabolism of alternativecarbon sources by glucose is called

a. induction.

b. repression.

c. corepression.

d. catabolite repression.



$500 Question

Epigenetic inheritance is

a. a process that turns on the transcription of a gene (or genes).

b. the semiconservative replication of DNA to be passed on to offspring.

c. turning genes off by methylation of certain nucleotides.

d. a process that inhibits gene expression.

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

Epigenetic inheritance is

a. a process that turns on the transcription of a gene (or genes).

b. the semiconservative replication of DNA to be passed on to offspring.

c. turning genes off by methylation of certain nucleotides.

d. a process that inhibits gene expression.

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Topic 4: Mutation

$100 Question

Ionizing radiation causes

a. DNA to break.

b. bonding between adjacent thymines.

c. nitrogenous base substitutions.

d. the formation of highly reactive ions.

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ANSWER


Topic 4: Mutation

$100 Answer

Ionizing radiation causes

a. DNA to break.

b. bonding between adjacent thymines.

c. nitrogenous base substitutions.

d. the formation of highly reactive ions.

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Topic 4: Mutation

$200 Question

Ultraviolet light is a form of mutagenic radiation, which causes cellular damage that can be

a. repaired by DNA replication.

b. repaired during transcription.

c. repaired during translation.

d. cut out and replaced.ANSWER

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Topic 4: Mutation

$200 Answer

Ultraviolet light is a form of mutagenic radiation, which causes cellular damage that can be

a. repaired by DNA replication.

b. repaired during transcription.

c. repaired during translation.

d. cut out and replaced.

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Topic 4: Mutation

$300 Question

What is the most common type of mutation involving single base pairs?

a. frameshift mutation

b. nonsense mutation

c. missense mutation

d. base substitution

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ANSWER


Topic 4: Mutation

$300 Answer

What is the most common type of mutation involving single base pairs?

a. frameshift mutation

b. nonsense mutation

c. missense mutation

d. base substitution

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Topic 4: Mutation

$400 Question

Mutations in which one or a few nucleotide pairs are deleted or inserted in the DNA are called

a. nonsense mutations.

b. frameshift mutations.

c. point mutations.

d. base-pair mutations.

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ANSWER


Topic 4: Mutation

$400 Answer

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Mutations in which one or a few nucleotide pairs are deleted or inserted in the DNA are called

a. nonsense mutations.

b. frameshift mutations.

c. point mutations.

d. base-pair mutations.


Topic 4: Mutation

$500 Question

Approximately what percentage of substances found by the Ames test to be mutagenic have been found to be carcinogenic in animals?

a. 85%

b. 75%

c. 95%

d. 90%

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ANSWER


Topic 4: Mutation

$500 Answer

Approximately what percentage of substances found by the Ames test to be mutagenic have been found to be carcinogenic in animals?

a. 85%

b. 75%

c. 95%

d. 90%

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Topic 5: Genetic Transfer

$100 Question

Which of the following is defined as the“exchange of genes between two DNA molecules to form new combinations of genes on a chromosome”?

a. conjugation

b. transduction

c. genetic recombination

d. crossing overBACK TO GAME

ANSWER



$100 Answer

Which of the following is defined as the“exchange of genes between two DNAmolecules to form new combinations of genes on a chromosome”?

a. conjugation

b. transduction

c. genetic recombination

d. crossing overBACK TO GAME



$200 Question

Transformation is the transfer of DNA from a donor to a recipient cell

a. by a bacteriophage.

b. as naked DNA in solution.

c. by sexual reproduction.

d. by crossing over.

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ANSWER



$200 Answer

Transformation is the transfer of DNA from a donor to a recipient cell

a. by a bacteriophage.

b. as naked DNA in solution.

c. by sexual reproduction.

d. by crossing over.

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$300 Question

The process in which bacterial DNA is transferred from a donor cell to a recipient cell inside a bacteriophage is called

a. conjugation.

b. transduction.

c. specialized transduction.

d. transformation.

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ANSWER



$300 Answer

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The process in which bacterial DNA is transferred from a donor cell to a recipient cell inside a bacteriophage is called

a. conjugation.

b. transduction.

c. specialized transduction.

d. transformation.



$400 Question

The process in which genetic material is transferred from one bacterium to another is called

a. conjugation.

b. transformation.

c. replication.

d. specialized transduction.

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ANSWER



$400 Answer

The process in which genetic material is transferred from one bacterium to another is called

a. conjugation.

b. transformation.

c. replication.

d. specialized transduction.

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$500 Question

Which type of plasmid carries genes for sex pili and for the transfer of the plasmid to another cell?

a. resistance factors

b. bacteriocin plasmids

c. conjugative plasmids

d. transposons

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ANSWER



$500 Answer

Which type of plasmid carries genes for sex pili and for the transfer of the plasmid to another cell?

a. resistance factors

b. bacteriocin plasmids

c. conjugative plasmids

d. transposons

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FINAL ROUND Question

What provides a natural mechanism for the movement of genes from one region of a DNA molecule to another?

a. operons

b. transposons

c. plasmids

d. R factors

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ANSWER


FINAL ROUND Answer

What provides a natural mechanism for the movement of genes from one region of a DNA molecule to another?

a. operons

b. transposons

c. plasmids

d. R factors

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