Molecular Biology Quiz 17 (20 MCQs)

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1. In a gel electrophoresis the short strands travel ..... distances while the long strands travel ..... distances.
2. What is the gel-like substance inside of cells called?
3. Which refers to the breakdown of macromolecules into simpler building blocks?
4. A student isolates, purifies, and combines in a test tube a variety of molecules needed for DNA replication. After adding some DNA to the mixture, replication occurs, but each DNA molecule consists of a normal strand paired with numerous segments of DNA a few hundred nucleotides long. What has the student probably left out of the mixture?
5. Enzymes are classified as which of the following biological organic compounds?
6. A mutation is defined as:
7. Which is the primary molecule in the cell that is broken down to get energy?
8. This nucleic acid is single stranded
9. Codons contain ..... bases
10. This is a sequence of nucleotides from a section of mRNA.AUGAAACGCACGCAGFrom which DNA sequence has it been transcribed?
11. In gene regulation a gene is "turned on" by a(n)
12. When DNA is transcribed to RNA.....
13. The two "backbones" of the DNA molecule consist of
14. What type of bond is formed when correct base pairs come together?
15. How many codons are needed to specify for five amino acids?
16. What is the function of messenger RNA?
17. Which enyzme would be found only on the lagging strand?
18. How many amino acids can be represented by a single 3-base DNA sequence?
19. What enzyme builds the mRNA strand during transcription?
20. Of the following products, which is produced by both anaerobic respiration and aerobic respiration in humans?I. PyruvateII. ATPIII. Lactate