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CMB and Micro MCQs 2011 PDF

This document contains questions from past tests for a cellular and molecular biology course. It includes multiple choice questions testing knowledge of topics like: - The similarities and differences between starch and cellulose - Organelle identification from an electron micrograph - Factors that influence the passage of molecules through cell membranes - The basis for amino acid diversity - Characteristics of enzymes - The meaning of "antiparallel" in the context of DNA structure - Components involved in the process of translation - Determinants of viral host range - Mechanisms of gene transfer between bacteria like conjugation

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CMB and Micro MCQs 2011 PDF

This document contains questions from past tests for a cellular and molecular biology course. It includes multiple choice questions testing knowledge of topics like: - The similarities and differences between starch and cellulose - Organelle identification from an electron micrograph - Factors that influence the passage of molecules through cell membranes - The basis for amino acid diversity - Characteristics of enzymes - The meaning of "antiparallel" in the context of DNA structure - Components involved in the process of translation - Determinants of viral host range - Mechanisms of gene transfer between bacteria like conjugation

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3/21/2011

A question from a previous year

Now for a quick test..


Which of the following is true of both starch and cellulose? 1. They can both be digested by humans 2. They are both polymers of glucose. 3 They are both structural components of plant cell walls. 3. walls 4. They are geometric isomers of each other. 5. They are both used for energy storage in plants.

The electron micrograph above represents a cross-section of a: 1. chloroplast. 2. mitochondrion. 3. eukaryotic flagellum. 4. Golgi body. 5. ribosome.

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Past question
What kinds of molecules pass through a cell membrane most easily? 1. 1 2. 3. 4. 5. ionic small and hydrophobic large and hydrophobic monosaccharides such as glucose large and polar

Test question
The 20 different amino acids found in polypeptides exhibit different chemical and physical properties because of different: 1. alpha () carbon atoms. 2 2. asymmetric carbon atoms. atoms 3. carboxyl groups attached to the alpha () carbon. 4. R groups attached to the alpha () carbon. 5. amino groups attached to the alpha () carbon.
BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Test question
Which of the following statements about enzymes is INCORRECT? 1. enzymes may be inactivated by disruption of their three-dimensional structure 2. the substrate binds to the enzyme at the active site 3. enzymes increase the rate of chemical reaction by lowering activation energy barriers 4. enzyme function is influenced by temperature but not by pH 5. some enzymes require a cofactor for catalytic activity
BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

And a question ..
What is meant by the description "antiparallel" regarding the strands that make up DNA? 1) The twisting nature of DNA creates nonparallel strands. 2)The 5' to 3' direction of one strand runs counter to the 5' to 3' direction of the other strand. 3)Base pairings create unequal spacing between the two DNA strands. 4) One strand contains only purines and the other contains only pyrimidines.

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

3/21/2011

Test question
Which of the following is NOT directly involved in the process of translation? 1. mRNA 2. rRNA 3 3. tRNA 4. aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase 5. ligase

A question from the 2010 test


Note: this was qu 21 in the 2010 in-course test but the wrong figure was supplied it was meant to be this one!

The figure above represents the tRNA that recognizes and binds phenylalanine. Which of the following codons on the mRNA strand codes for this amino acid? A) 5' CUU 3' B) 5' AAG 3' C) 5' UUC 3' D) 5' UGG 3' E) 5' GAA 3'
BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

A practice question
There are 61 mRNA codons that specify an amino acid, but only about 32 tRNAs are actually required to translate them. This is best explained by the fact that: A) some tRNAs have anticodons that recognize four or more different codons. B) the rules for base pairing between the third base of a codon and tRNA are flexible. C) many codons are never used, so the tRNAs that recognize them are dispensable. D) Some tRNAs are easily destroyed by nucleases.

Test question 1

The host range of a virus is determined by: A) the proteins on its surface and that of the host. B) whether the viral nucleic acid is DNA or RNA. C) the th proteins t i in i the th cytoplasm t l of f the th host h t cell. ll D) the enzymes produced by the virus before it infects the cell. E) the enzymes carried by the virus.

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Test question 2
The genes for sex pilus construction and for tetracycline resistance are located together on the same plasmid within a particular bacterium. Tetracycline resistance could spread rapidly from this bacterium to others by the process of: A) transformation B) mutation C) transduction D) meiosis E) conjugation

Test question

If genetic engineering was used to move the lac repressor gene (lac I), along with its promoter, to a position at some several thousand base pairs away from its normal position, the most likely outcome would be: A) The repressor is no longer made. B) The repressor no longer binds to the operator. C) The repressor no longer binds to the inducer. D) The lac operon is expressed continuously. E) The lac operon functions normally.

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

BIOSCI 101: Cellular and Molecular Biology

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