Lab Safety
Biomolecules
Biomolecules
DNA/RNA
Mutations/Protein Synthesis
100

In Biotechnology PPE stands for? 

Personal Protective Equipment 
100

Students were given a list of elements and asked to identify the four most abundant elements in biomolecules? Which list is correct? 

A. Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen

B. Carbon, Fluorine, Oxygen, Phosphorus

C. Carbon, Hydrogen, Chlorine, Potassium 

D. Carbon, Oxygen, Helium, Nitrogen 

A. Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen 

100

Proteins are made in tiny structures called (hint: what organelle?) 

Ribosomes 

100

Differences in traits such as hair texture are determined by differences in- 

A. location of the sugar groups on DNA 

B. The sequence of nucleotides in DNA 

C. the number of nitrogenous bases 

D. the molecules attached to the phosphate in DNA 

B. the sequence of nucleotides in DNA 

100

Which of these would most likely cause a mutation? 

a. the placement of ribosomes on the ER 

b. the insertion of a nucleotide into DNA 

c. the movement of tRNA out of the nucleus

d. the release of mRNA from DNA 

b. the insertion of a nucleotide into DNA 

200

Which of the following is not a correct safety procedure in the lab? 

A. Scientists must wear closed toes shoes 

B. Scientists should avoid eating and drinking 

C. Scientists should read all directions 

D. It is okay to leave work area a mess when you leave 

D. it is okay to leave work area a mess when you leave 

200

In Eukaryotic Cell, The nucleus contains long molecules of DNA. Which of the following best describes the function of DNA? 

A. DNA packages material for transport through the nucleus 

B. DNA makes ATP in the mitochondria 

C. DNA serves as the blueprint for producing an organism 

D. DNA carries materials in and out of the nucleus 

C. DNA serves as the blueprint for producing an organism 

200

List the following in order from least complex to most complex 

Cells, Tissues, Organ System, Organ, Biomolecules, Organism 

Biomolecules, Cells, Tissues, Organ, Organ System, Organism 

200

What amino acid sequences would be translated from the mRNA sequence 5' AUGGCCUAC 3' ? 

Methionine, Alanine, Tyrosine 

200

if the DNA sequence is CAT, what is the tRNA sequence? 

CAU

300

When working with chemicals in the lab, it is important to know what to do if a chemical touches your skin. What sheet is used in the lab to tell scientists? 

Safety Data Sheet 

300

DNA stands for? 

Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid 

300

A Prokaryote can be classified on its lack of of which of the following organelle? 

What is a nucleus? 

300

DNA passes information to RNA during the process of? 

Transcription 

300

What codon codes for the amino acid arginine? 

CGC

400

Which of the following includes PPE required every time in biotech lab? (hint there are three) 


Goggles, Gloves and Lab Coat 

400

A substance called a catalyst, is often added to reactants to speed up a chemical reaction. Which of the following kinds of biomolecules serves the same function for chemical reactions in living things ? 

Enzymes 

400

A DNA nucleotide may contain 

A. deoxyribose, cyotsine, and a lipid 

B. deoxyribose, thymine,  phosphate group 

C. ribose, uracil, and a polypeptide

D. ribose, adenine and thymine 

B. deoxyribose, thymine and a phosphate group 

400

What is the complementary DNA strand to AATCGC? 

TTAGCG

400

Suppose a segment of mRNA reads UAG, what will happen during translation when the protein is made? 

a. the ribosome will begin assembling a protein 

b. the tRNA will continue to drop off amino acids 

c. the protein will stop being produced 

d. isoleucine will enter the nucleus 

C. the protein will stop being produced. 

500

When you are in biotech class and you spill a chemical on the floor, what should you do first? 

Let your teacher know immediately. 

500

Genetic information is stored inside the 

A. ribosomes, which have chromosomes that contain genes 

B. ribosomes, which have genes that contain chromosomes 

C. Nucleus, which has chromosomes which contain genes 

D. Nucleus which has genes that contain chromosomes 

C. Nucleus which has chromosomes that contain many genes. 

500

All of the following are found in a DNA molecule except? 

A. Phosphate

B. deoxyribose 

C. Nitrogen 

D. Uracil 

D. Uracil 

500

if 10 percent of the bases in DNA are thymine, what are the percentages of the other 3 bases? 

10 percent adenine 40 percent guanine and cytosine 

500

What is one key difference between DNA and RNA? 

DNA is a double helix, RNA is a single strand