Biology Chapter on Genes and Proteins

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What is the role of genes in an organism?

To act as a barrier to foreign substances

To determine the color of the organism

To carry genetic information necessary for development (correct)

To synthesize hormones exclusively

What happens to receptors after a vesicle loses its clathrin coat?

They bind with ligands to form new vesicles

They are immediately degraded in the mitochondria

They are transported to the nucleus for transcription

They move to the membrane for reuse (correct)

Which statement correctly describes exocytosis?

It is the secretion of molecules via vesicle fusion with the membrane (correct)

It involves the breakdown of cellular waste within lysosomes

It refers to the replication of DNA in the cell cycle

It is the process of molecules entering the nucleus

What is a gene primarily responsible for?

Providing coded instructions for protein synthesis Signup and view all the answers

What is true about the relationship between genes and inheritance?

Genes are the basic unit of inheritance Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements accurately describes amino acids?

Essential amino acids must be obtained through the diet. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of proteins in cells?

They regulate the chemical activity inside the cell. Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes non-essential amino acids from essential amino acids?

Non-essential amino acids can be produced by the body. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best describes a polypeptide?

A chain of amino acids in a specific sequence. Signup and view all the answers

What is the approximate contribution of proteins to the dry mass of most cells?

50% Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of the nucleolus within the nucleus?

RNA synthesis Signup and view all the answers

Which statement best describes heterochromatin?

It regulates gene expression and is tightly packed. Signup and view all the answers

What does the first tenet of cell theory state?

All organisms consist of one or more cells. Signup and view all the answers

Which property is NOT associated with cells?

Incapable of responding to stimuli Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct sequence of the Central Dogma process?

Replication, Transcription, Translation Signup and view all the answers

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What is the role of genes in an organism?

What happens to receptors after a vesicle loses its clathrin coat?

Which statement correctly describes exocytosis?

What is a gene primarily responsible for?

What is true about the relationship between genes and inheritance?

Which of the following statements accurately describes amino acids?

What is the primary role of proteins in cells?

What distinguishes non-essential amino acids from essential amino acids?

Which of the following best describes a polypeptide?

What is the approximate contribution of proteins to the dry mass of most cells?

What is the primary function of the nucleolus within the nucleus?

Which statement best describes heterochromatin?

What does the first tenet of cell theory state?

Which property is NOT associated with cells?

What is the correct sequence of the Central Dogma process?

Which structure is considered the basic unit of structure and function in all organisms?

During which phase does a cell's chromatin condense into distinct chromosomes?

What term describes the process of DNA being transcribed into RNA?

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