BACE Exam Practice Test UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is an example of a product easily found in nature? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Antibiotic
In a biotechnology lab, what is tap water is best used for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Washing glassware.
What is the order of amino acids on a polypeptide chain encoded by? - CORRECT
ANSWER - mRNA
How do DNA molecules vary from one species to another? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Number of genes and non-coding regions.
What is agar? - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid media on which bacteria grow.
What part of an amino acid differs from one to the other? - CORRECT ANSWER -R
group
How can colorless proteins be monitored during electrophoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
PAGE loading dye.
Which of the following is an mRNA codon?
a. ATA
b. UAU
c. Tyrosine
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - UAU
, What is the purpose for SDS during electrophoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Denature
the proteins and give them a negative charge.
Which governmental agency regulates biopharmaceutical products for human use? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
What are the most common molecules in cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proteins.
Glucose is a ____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Monosaccharide.
Where does translation occur in prokaryotes? - CORRECT ANSWER - At the ribosomes.
What is the process of making RNA from DNA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transcription.
What is the process by which RNA is decoded and polypeptides are formed? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Translation.
What is autonomously replicating small circles of DNA present in some bacteria called? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Plasmids
What are modifications of DNA in an organism called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Genetic
engineering.
Parkinson's, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis (CF) are examples of _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Genetic disorders.
What is an organism that does not have nucleus or membrane bound organelle, so DNA is
contained in cytoplasm? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prokaryotes.
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
What is an example of a product easily found in nature? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Antibiotic
In a biotechnology lab, what is tap water is best used for? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Washing glassware.
What is the order of amino acids on a polypeptide chain encoded by? - CORRECT
ANSWER - mRNA
How do DNA molecules vary from one species to another? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Number of genes and non-coding regions.
What is agar? - CORRECT ANSWER - Solid media on which bacteria grow.
What part of an amino acid differs from one to the other? - CORRECT ANSWER -R
group
How can colorless proteins be monitored during electrophoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
PAGE loading dye.
Which of the following is an mRNA codon?
a. ATA
b. UAU
c. Tyrosine
d. All of the above - CORRECT ANSWER - UAU
, What is the purpose for SDS during electrophoresis? - CORRECT ANSWER - Denature
the proteins and give them a negative charge.
Which governmental agency regulates biopharmaceutical products for human use? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
What are the most common molecules in cells? - CORRECT ANSWER - Proteins.
Glucose is a ____. - CORRECT ANSWER - Monosaccharide.
Where does translation occur in prokaryotes? - CORRECT ANSWER - At the ribosomes.
What is the process of making RNA from DNA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Transcription.
What is the process by which RNA is decoded and polypeptides are formed? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Translation.
What is autonomously replicating small circles of DNA present in some bacteria called? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Plasmids
What are modifications of DNA in an organism called? - CORRECT ANSWER - Genetic
engineering.
Parkinson's, diabetes, and cystic fibrosis (CF) are examples of _____. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Genetic disorders.
What is an organism that does not have nucleus or membrane bound organelle, so DNA is
contained in cytoplasm? - CORRECT ANSWER - Prokaryotes.
