OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics

OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics * = Correct answer Multiple Choice 1. Gene expression includes which of the following? A. DNA replication B. replication, transcription, and translation C. transcription and translation* D. translation only Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 2. The central dogma describes which of the following? A. the process by which enzymes are modified after translation B. the steps of gene expression* C. the way DNA is replicated D. the way RNA is used as a template to make DNA Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 3. During bacterial DNA replication, which of the following holds open the replication bubble? A. DNA polymerases B. helicases C. primers D. single-strand binding proteins* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 4. Telomeres found in which of the following? A. all microbes B. animal cells only, not in unicellular organisms C. fungal, protist, plant, and animal chromosomes* D. microbes only, including all domains Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: 16 5. Which of the following best describes the direction in which lagging strands are added? A. as 5′ to 3′ Okazaki fragments in an overall 3′ to 5′ direction only* OpenStax Microbiology Test Bank Chapter 11: Mechanisms of Microbial Genetics Page 1 of 17 B. as 5′ to 3′ Okazaki fragments in an overall 5′ to 3′ direction only C. in the 3′ to 5′ or 5′ to 3′ direction