Biology Chapter 8 Vocabulary Quiz

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Mrs. Shetrom's Chapter 8 Vocabulary Quiz for Visualizing Biology

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1.

The transfer of genetic material from one organism to another is
- A.
  
  Transformation
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
2.

A "jumping gene", a gene with the ability to move from one location to another in a chromosome is
- A.
  
  Transposon
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
3.

A single stranded nucleic acid containing the bases A, G, C, and U is
- A.
  
  Ribonucleic acid
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
4.

The first stage of gene expression in which an RNA copy of DNA is made is
- A.
  
  Transcription
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
5.

An environmental agent that can alter the structure of DNA is
- A.
  
  Mutagen
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
6.

Three nucleotide sequence in mRNA specifying a particular amino acid is
- A.
  
  Codon
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
7.

Three nucleotide sequence of a tRNA molecule is
- A.
  
  Anticodon
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
8.

Spiral of two strands as in DNA structure is
- A.
  
  Double helix
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
9.

The correspondence between nucleotide triplets in DNA and the amino acids in proteins is
- A.
  
  Genetic code
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
10.

The molecule that binds to the repressor protein, thereby allowing DNA to be transcribed is
- A.
  
  Inducer
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
11.

Noncoding portions of the DNA are
- A.
  
  Intron
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
12.

The second stage of gene expression in which three kinds of RNA work together to assemble amino acids into a protein molecule is
- A.
  
  Translation
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
13.

A subunit of DNA or RNA consisting of three parts: a sugar, a phosphate, and a base, is
- A.
  
  Nucleotide
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
14.

Protein that blocks transcription by preventing RNA polymerasefrom moving along the gene is
- A.
  
  Repressor protein
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
15.

This os one of the two smaller nucleotide bases, ex. cytosine or thymine.
- A.
  
  Pyrimidine
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
16.

This is one of the two larger nucleotide bases, ex. adenine or guanine.
- A.
  
  Purine
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
17.

The use of genetic information in DNA to make proteins is
- A.
  
  Gene expression
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
18.

The portions of DNA that code for protein are
- A.
  
  Exon
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
19.

Write the complementary DNA strand for this DNA strand: A T C G A A C G C T T A IMPORTANT: Be sure to put a space between each pair of letters.) (HINT: It may be helpful to write this strand on a piece of paper and then write the complementary strand underneath it.)
- A.
  
  T A G C T T G C G A A T
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
20.

Write the mRNA sequence that would be coded for by the DNA sequence from the previous question A T C G A A C G C T T A IMPORTANT: Be sure to put a space between each pair of letters.) (HINT: It may be helpful to write this strand on a piece of paper and then write the complementary strand underneath it.)
- A.
  
  U A G C U U G C G A A U
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow
21.

The purpose of translation is to put amino acids in a chain to make a
- A.
  
  Protein
- B.
  
  Wheelbarrow