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Test 2- BIOL2421-1
Microbiology Test 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Unwinds DNA | Helicase |
| Describes the process that results in half of parent DNA, half new DNA | Semi-conservation method of DNA replication |
| Building blocks of DNA | Nucleotides |
| Enzyme that carries out DNA replication | DNA Polymerase |
| DNA is assembled in a(n) __________ manner | antiparallel |
| The leading strand is laid down in a(n) ____________ fashion. | continuous |
| The lagging strand is laid down in a(n) ____________ fashion. | discontinous |
| Enzyme that joins (splices) DNA molecules together | ligase |
| The name of the pieces laid down on lagging strand | Okazaki fragments |
| verifies that nucleotides were laid down correctly (proofreader) | DNA polymerase |
| Type of RNA responsible for transcription | Messenger RNA (mRNA) |
| Type of RNA responsible for protein synthesis | Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) |
| Type of RNA responsible for translation | Transfer RNA (tRNA) |
| Shape of transfer RNA | T-shape |
| Structure of tRNA | anticodon (complements to codon on mRNA) on one end and amino acid on other end |
| Instead of Thymine, RNA has ________ | Uracil |
| A | C |
| G | U/T |
| RNA copy of DNA template is created in nucleus | Transcription |
| Expressing code for proteins | Exon |
| Interrupting segments | Introns |
| builds messenger RNA | RNA polymerase |
| First step in protein synthesis | Transcription |
| Second step in protein synthesis | Translation |
| Set of three nucleotides that code for particular amino acid; found on mRNA | codon |
| Every protein starts with codon _______ | AUG (Methionine) |
| Three codons that code for STOP; do not code for any amino acid | UAA, UAG, UGA |
| T/F: proteins are made constantly | F: proteins are made as needed |