BIO 100 EXAM 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Which part of the nucleotide binds two nucleotides together to form a single strand of DNA? (Ch. 16) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Phosphate group
The term for a nitrogenous base with one carbon ring is known as ______________; while a nitrogenous
base with two carbon rings is known as ______________. (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pyrimidine, Purine
A DNA double helix is formed through the interactions of which part of a nucleotide? (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Nitrogenous base
Every cell in your body contains ______________ percent of your genome. (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅100
Two double stranded DNA molecules are made from DNA replication. Which of the following statements
is true about the 2 new DNA molecules? (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Both molecules contain
one original strand and one new strand
Create the correct opposite strand for TGCACCA. (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ACGTGGT
Where is the information necessary to make a protein stored in our DNA? (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Genes
The most important reason we study DNA is that it... (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determines
the function of the cell
The cellular information to make a protein is stored long-term as which type of molecule? (Ch. 16) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DNA
For guanine to bond to adenine, it requires (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Base pairing
, What does it mean for a gene to be expressed? In other words, what does "gene expression" really
mean? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Information in a gene is made into a protein
Within a stretch of DNA, one ______________ encodes for one______________. (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Gene, Protein
Transcribe the following DNA sequence into mRNA: TGACCTGAA (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅ACUGGACUU
The protein, RNA polymerase, has which of the following functions? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Unwinding DNA and synthesizing a complementary strand to the template strand
Transcription of a gene has just finished. What happens next? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅mRNA is transported out of the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis
The final product of transcription is which of the following? (Ch.17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Single
strand RNA
How does tRNA bring the correct amino acid to the translation complex for protein synthesis? (Ch. 17) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The two features of a tRNA molecule, the anti-codon and the specific
binding of one amino acid, allows tRNA to bring in the correct amino acid
When the ACTIVATOR and INDUCER are bound together, they bind to a region of the promoter called
the operator and signal that transcription should start. The______________ senses the environment
and binds to the ______________. (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Inducer, Activator
Transfer RNA is produced from which of the following? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DNA
The product of RNA polymerase is which of the following? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅RNA
that will be used in transcription
Which part of the nucleotide binds two nucleotides together to form a single strand of DNA? (Ch. 16) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Phosphate group
The term for a nitrogenous base with one carbon ring is known as ______________; while a nitrogenous
base with two carbon rings is known as ______________. (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Pyrimidine, Purine
A DNA double helix is formed through the interactions of which part of a nucleotide? (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Nitrogenous base
Every cell in your body contains ______________ percent of your genome. (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅100
Two double stranded DNA molecules are made from DNA replication. Which of the following statements
is true about the 2 new DNA molecules? (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Both molecules contain
one original strand and one new strand
Create the correct opposite strand for TGCACCA. (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅ACGTGGT
Where is the information necessary to make a protein stored in our DNA? (Ch. 16) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Genes
The most important reason we study DNA is that it... (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Determines
the function of the cell
The cellular information to make a protein is stored long-term as which type of molecule? (Ch. 16) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DNA
For guanine to bond to adenine, it requires (Ch. 16) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Base pairing
, What does it mean for a gene to be expressed? In other words, what does "gene expression" really
mean? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Information in a gene is made into a protein
Within a stretch of DNA, one ______________ encodes for one______________. (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Gene, Protein
Transcribe the following DNA sequence into mRNA: TGACCTGAA (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅ACUGGACUU
The protein, RNA polymerase, has which of the following functions? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Unwinding DNA and synthesizing a complementary strand to the template strand
Transcription of a gene has just finished. What happens next? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅mRNA is transported out of the nucleus to the cytoplasm for protein synthesis
The final product of transcription is which of the following? (Ch.17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Single
strand RNA
How does tRNA bring the correct amino acid to the translation complex for protein synthesis? (Ch. 17) -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅The two features of a tRNA molecule, the anti-codon and the specific
binding of one amino acid, allows tRNA to bring in the correct amino acid
When the ACTIVATOR and INDUCER are bound together, they bind to a region of the promoter called
the operator and signal that transcription should start. The______________ senses the environment
and binds to the ______________. (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Inducer, Activator
Transfer RNA is produced from which of the following? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅DNA
The product of RNA polymerase is which of the following? (Ch. 17) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅RNA
that will be used in transcription
