BIOL 2104 (CRN 11081) Spring 2014

CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: Quiz No. 2, 25 February 2014

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Please provide the most accurate answer for the following questions and statements. Comment [JT1]: This quiz has more definitions and
memorization than application of concepts.

1. The miRNA and siRNA are distinguished by . . . Comment [JT2]: I like words that are similar but
A. only miRNA interacts with RNA-induced silencing complexes different for vocabulary questions.

B. targeting endogenous versus foreign RNA.

C. the initial presence of double-stranded RNA.
D. only siRNA degrades RNA.

2. Sigma factor is . . .
A. a polypeptide that interacts with the 5 capping enzyme.
B. the partial charge associated with van der Waals interactions of fatty acids.
C. a subunit of bacterial RNA polymerase.
D. the visible structure found in all cells.

3. Where does polyadenylation occur? Comment [JT3]: I also like to ask where processes occur
A. mitochondrion in the cell.

B. chloroplast
C. nucleus
D. cytoskeleton
E. ribosome

4. Anticodon interactions with mRNA involve which bonds? Comment [JT4]: Communication and changes in
behavior involve bond formations, shape recognition, and
A. covalent
changes in shape or bonds.
B. electrostatic
C. hydrogen
D. van der Waal's attraction
E. hydrophobic

5. Which enzyme attaches an amino acid to a tRNA?
A. aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase
B. initiator tRNA
C. proteasome
D. RNA polymerase
E. Transcription factor
BIOL 2104 (CRN 11081) Spring 2014
CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: Quiz No. 2, 25 February 2014


6. The TATA box is found in this region of a gene.
A. Intron
B. PolyA tail
C. Promoter
D. Terminator

7. Ubiquitin-mediated degradation is involved with . . .
A. Protein degradation.
B. Translation degradation.
C. Translation initiation.
D. Transcription degradation.
E. Transcriptional initiation.

8. The ribosome is composed of . . .
A. protein and ribose
B. protein and RNA
C. RNA and DNA
D. Protein, RNA and DNA

9. Purifying selection involves . . .
A. the preservation of gene order in the genomes of different species.
B. the duplication of genes and their subsequent divergence.
C. the loss of mutated genes that are deleterious to individuals of a population.
D. evolutionary relationships based on genetic variation at a particular locus.

10. Which item below is not an example of posttranscriptional control?
A. RISC protein-miRNA
B. ubiquitin-mediated degradation
C. viral RNA degradation
D. phosphorylation of RNA polymerase