BIOL 2104 (CRN 11096) Spr 2015

CELL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY: Quiz No. 2, 24 February 2015

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Please provide the most accurate answer for the following questions and
statements.
Jim Tokuhisa 9/26/2015 13:30
Comment [1]: Some of the questions
1. To the right is an image of Los Angeles Union relate to Exam 1 topics, not Exam 2 (Q6, 7, 9,
(Train) Station. To begin with an empty hall and have 10)
the density of travellers seen in the image, which of
the following happened?
A. arrival of a few people, departure of a few Jim Tokuhisa 9/26/2015 13:02
Comment [2]: You want to consider what
people. happens over time. If the hall begins empty,
B. arrival of a many people, departure of many and ends up full, there has to be a more
people. people arriving than leaving. You can
consider scenarios where the hall is full and
C. arrival of a few people, departure of many is emptied or full and remains full
people.
D. arrival of many people, departure of a few
people.

2. If I purified an RNA polymerase with a sigma factor attached from a cell extract,
the cells were from a . . .
Jim Tokuhisa 9/26/2015 13:31
A. Prokaryote
Comment [3]: Some of the proteins in
B. Eukaryote prokaryotic versus eukaryotic transcription
C. Either prokaryote or eukaryote are unique.
D. Not enough information provided

3. If a tripeptide (a short 3-amino acid peptide) consisted of methionine-
tryptophan-tyrosine, how many different DNA sequences could encode this peptide?
Use the table below to help formulate your answer.
A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four

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4. A eukaryotic gene promoter that forms a functional initiation complex only in the
cells of a developing eye is attached as the promoter to a gene that encodes keratin,
which is a protein usually expressed in the skin. Which of the following scenarios is
correct?
Jim Tokuhisa 9/26/2015 13:32
A. Keratin is produced in the developing eye.
Comment [4]: The expression of a gene is
B. No keratin is produced. dependent on the transcriptional and
translational regulation of synthesis and
5. Which of the following will NOT help maintain the transcriptional state of a cell? degradation
A. the product of an enzyme reaction feedback inhibiting the enzyme
B. the expression of a transcription regulator that induces its own expression
C. the copying of cytosine methylation on a newly synthesized DNA strand.

6. In Alzheimers, a preexisting polypeptide reorganizes and then forms self
aggregates called amyloid plaques. These plaques are examples of
A. primary structure
B. secondary structure
C. tertiary structure
D. quaternary structure

7. Telomeres are located
Jim Tokuhisa 9/26/2015 13:33
A. At the ends of chromatin
Comment [5]: Exam 1 topic
B. At the ends of chromosomes
C. In the middle of a chromosome
D. In the middle of chromatin

8. PCR mimics DNA replication. The first step in PCR is to heat the sample to 95oC.
What does this treatment do?
A. Allow base pairing
B. Separate DNA strands
C. Cause condensation reactions
D. Cause hydrolysis reactions
E. Increase binding affinity for substrates

9. Which of the following is created by a noncovalent interaction?
A. protein phosphorylation
B. protein methylation
C. protein acetylation
D. protein -helix

10. I have purified a macromolecule from cells and have done an elemental analysis
revealing an atomic composition of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and phosphate but no
sulfur. Which macromolecule have I isolated?
A. polypeptides Jim Tokuhisa 9/26/2015 13:35
Comment [6]: Exam 1 topic.
B. nucleic acids
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C. fats
D. polysaccharides