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Jitt Questions
Definitions
100

Where do the terms “five prime” and “three prime” used in discussing nucleic acids come from?

The numbered carbons of a ribose or deoxyribose sugar in a nucleotide

100

Anticodons are made up of how many bases

3

100

A change in the original DNA genetic code is termed a

Mutation 

100

Enzymes catalyze reactions such that they occur a million-trillion times faster than an uncatalyzed reaction.

True

100

the process of making a copy of DNA , is know as what 

DNA replication

200

A biologist isolates a large, unidentified molecule from some cells in her lab.  She determines that an enzyme is able to break the macromolecule into smaller pieces, but only when water is present.  What reaction does the enzyme catalyze?

Hydrolysis

  

200

What type of interaction occurs between the codon and anticodon during translation?

Hydrogen bonds

  

200

Cystic fibrosis is a recessive disorder, meaning that individuals only need one copy of the allele that encodes a functional version of the CFTR protein; in other words, individuals that are unaffected are either homozygous or heterozygous for the allele that encodes functional CFTR protein. Which of the drawings below best represents an individual that does NOT have cystic fibrosis? 

B

200

How many copies of the RPE65 gene do unaffected individuals have?

Two

200

Makes lipids and has no ribosomes

Smooth ER

300

The polymer below is made up of what?

  

Nucleotides

  

300

At which place (or places) can a new monomer be added to the biomolecule below?  

D

300

Which fragment represents the leading strand?

D

300

Osmosis involves the diffusion of ______ across a selectively permeable membrane.

Water

300

small membrane sacs that specialize in moving products into, out of, and within a cell

Vesicles

400

Why do phospholipids spontaneously form bilayer when mixed with water?

Phospholipids have one end that is polar and another that is non-polar

400

Is this statement true or false?

RNA is synthesized 3' to 5', meaning that the 3' end of each new nucleotide is added to the 5' end of the existing RNA strand.

False

400

Which is the correct order of events in cell division?

  1.  The nuclear envelope dissolves
  2.  Division of the cytoplasm
  3.  Chromosomes condense
  4.  Sister chromatids separate

3,1,4,2

400

Mutations in RPE65 that cause LCA2 result in

a partial or total loss of RPE65 protein function.

  

400

Phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell

Anaphase

500

A biologist isolates an enzyme from some cells in her lab.  She determines that this enzyme is able to polymerize small organic molecules, producing water as a byproduct.  What reaction does the enzyme catalyze?

Dehydration synthesis

  

500

A new species of bacteria has been discovered in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park (an extremely hot environment). One theory for how some organisms can tolerate high temperatures is that they have a greater amount of hydrogen bonding in their DNA than normal. If this were theory were true, what might you expect if you were to sequence the DNA of this new species of bacteria?

A greater amount of guanine and cytosine nucleotides than adenine and thymine nucleotides

  

500

A mutation that does NOT alter the protein produced is called a ___________ mutation.

Silent 

500

Secreted proteins are synthesized on ribosomes associated with the ___________.

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

500

changes a normal codon into a stop codon

nonsense mutation