Mixed Biology Questions

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. Which of the following is found within mitochondria? cristae Golgi apparatus endoplasmic reticulum patella

2. OK, now for a dirty question: when two bacteria exchange genetic information, what is the process called? transduction conjugation transformation euglena

3. In DNA, adenine pairs with thymine. But in RNA, what replaces thymine? nothing - it's still thymine cytosine guanine uracil

4. What on earth does a restriction enzyme do? prevents DNA from replicating restricts transcription cuts DNA at specific sites unknown

5. Which of the following kinds of genes causes cancer (or so goes the current theory)? oncogenes 'jumping' genes carcinogens tumor-suppressor genes

6. What is the scientific name of the fruit fly, an organism much beloved by geneticists everywhere? Euglena larsonii Neurospora edisonii Drosophila melanogaster Escherischia coli

7. Who used a flask with a curved neck to prove that spontaneous generation did not occur in a broth? Spallanzani Redi Darwin Pasteur

8. What does 'DNA' stand for? diverse nucleotide agent Don't Nod Again deoxyribonucleic acid Diversified Nucleotide Acid

9. What human organ stores concentrated bile, which is needed to digest lipids (including fats)? stomach liver gall bladder small intestine

10. The process of converting a DNA sequence to an mRNA message is called transcription. What is the process of converting an mRNA molecule to a protein (through the mediation of tRNA) called? transcription II replication translation transduction