a. amino acid
b. DNA
c. mRNA
d. polypeptide
2. RNA is extracted from cells in the pancreas. It is used to make DNA
coding for human insulin. Which enzyme is used to make the DNA?
a. DNA ligase
b. restriction enzyme
c. reverse transcriptase
d. RNA polymerase
3. A peptide consists of ten amino acids of four different kinds.
What is the theoretical minimum number of tRNA molecules required to
translate the mRNA for this peptide?
a. 4
b. 10
c. 12
d. 30
4. During the development of the AIDS virus, a long polypeptide is
hydrolysed by a protease enzyme, producing several smaller peptides.
This viral enzyme is the target of new anti-AIDS drugs. Which feature is
essential for the success of these drugs?
a. a complex structure that inhibits many types of viral enzyme
b. a molecule containing a heavy metal atom that is a non-competitive
inhibitor of enzymes
c. a protein that can act as a competitive inhibitor of protease
enzymes
d. a specific structure that inhibits only viral protease
5. A metabolic pathway is
Transfer RNA molecules with which anticodons are needed for the
synthesis of this polypeptide?
a. CCC GAA TTT CAA
b. CCC GAA UUU CAA
c. GGG CUU AAA GUU
d. GGG CUU UUU GUU
9. A protein contains all the common amino acids.
What would be the hypothetical minimum number of types of tRNA
molecules needed for the synthesis of this protein?
a. 3
b4
c 20 d 64
10.The diagram shows part of a DNA molecule.
14.The diagram shows the chromosomes of one cell which has been
squashed during mitosis.
15.The table shows the percentages of bases in DNA from various types of
cell.
18.Which cell activity must occur before prophase of mitosis can begin?
a. breakdown of the nuclear envelope
b. increased production of mRNA
c. migration of centrioles to opposite poles
d. replication of DNA
19.The diagram shows the mitotic cell cycle. When radioactive nucleotides
are supplied to dividing cells, at which point will they be incorporated into
the chromosomes?