Microbiology Demystified

(Nandana) #1

  1. Which of the following is not a type of RNA?
    (a) rRNA
    (b) uRNA
    (c) tRNA
    (d) mRNA

  2. An operon consists of structural DNA, regulatory RNA, and control cells.
    (a) True
    (b) False

  3. What process begins protein synthesis?
    (a) transcription
    (b) translation
    (c) polypeptide
    (d) genotyping

  4. The point at which the double-stranded DNA molecule unwinds is called
    polymerase.
    (a) True
    (b) False

  5. What is the promotor site?
    (a) A site where RNA polymerase binds to DNA.
    (b) A site where RNA polymerase binds to protein.
    (c) A site where RNA polymerase binds to free nucleotides.
    (d) A site where RNA polymerase binds to ATP.

  6. The unexpressed properties of heredity are called the
    (a) genotype
    (b) exons
    (c) introns
    (d) phenotype

  7. An RNA polymerase is an enzyme that is used in the synthesis of RNA.
    (a) True
    (b) False

  8. The three nucleotide units withing the mRNA strand are called exons.
    (a) True
    (b) False


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