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PowerPoint® Clicker Questions prepared by Bradley W. Christian, McLennan Community College CHAPTER 8 Microbial Genetics © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. A segment of DNA that codes for a functional product is a(n) a) b) c) d) genetic code. gene. codon. anticodon. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. A segme...

PowerPoint® Clicker Questions prepared by Bradley W. Christian, McLennan Community College CHAPTER 8 Microbial Genetics © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. A segment of DNA that codes for a functional product is a(n) a) b) c) d) genetic code. gene. codon. anticodon. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. A segment of DNA that codes for a functional product is a(n) a) b) c) d) genetic code. gene. codon. anticodon. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which process converts one parental doublestranded DNA molecule to two identical offspring molecules? a) b) c) d) transformation transcription replication translation © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which process converts one parental doublestranded DNA molecule to two identical offspring molecules? a) b) c) d) transformation transcription replication translation © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which of the following enzymes joins DNA strands, joins Okazaki fragments, and mends gaps in the DNA backbone during excision repair? a) b) c) d) RNA polymerase DNA polymerase DNA ligase DNA gyrase © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which of the following enzymes joins DNA strands, joins Okazaki fragments, and mends gaps in the DNA backbone during excision repair? a) b) c) d) RNA polymerase DNA polymerase DNA ligase DNA gyrase © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. What carries the coded information for making specific proteins from DNA to ribosomes? a) b) c) d) mRNA rRNA tRNA RNA polymerase © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. What carries the coded information for making specific proteins from DNA to ribosomes? a) b) c) d) mRNA rRNA tRNA RNA polymerase © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which molecules recognize specific codons and transport amino acids? a) b) c) d) DNA mRNA rRNA tRNA © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which molecules recognize specific codons and transport amino acids? a) b) c) d) DNA mRNA rRNA tRNA © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. A group of three nucleotides on mRNA is called a(n) a) b) c) d) codon. anticodon. exon. intron. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. A group of three nucleotides on mRNA is called a(n) a) b) c) d) codon. anticodon. exon. intron. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Transcription begins when RNA polymerase binds to the DNA at the a) b) c) d) intron. start codon. terminator. promoter. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Transcription begins when RNA polymerase binds to the DNA at the a) b) c) d) intron. start codon. terminator. promoter. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Of the 64 codons, how many are sense codons? a) b) c) d) 48 60 61 all of them © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Of the 64 codons, how many are sense codons? a) b) c) d) 48 60 61 all of them © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Ionizing radiation causes a) b) c) d) insertions and deletions. thymine dimers. nitrogenous base substitutions. DNA strand breaks. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Ionizing radiation causes a) b) c) d) insertions and deletions. thymine dimers. nitrogenous base substitutions. DNA strand breaks. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. What is the MOST common type of mutation involving single base pairs? a) b) c) d) frameshift mutation nonsense mutation missense mutation base substitution © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. What is the MOST common type of mutation involving single base pairs? a) b) c) d) frameshift mutation nonsense mutation missense mutation base substitution © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Mutations in which one or a few nucleotide pairs are deleted or inserted in the DNA are called a) b) c) d) nonsense mutations. frameshift mutations. point mutations. base-pair mutations. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Mutations in which one or a few nucleotide pairs are deleted or inserted in the DNA are called a) b) c) d) nonsense mutations. frameshift mutations. point mutations. base-pair mutations. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. The process of bacteria passing their genes to other microbes of the same generation is known as a) b) c) d) mitosis. vertical gene transfer. horizontal gene transfer. crossing over. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. The process of bacteria passing their genes to other microbes of the same generation is known as a) b) c) d) mitosis. vertical gene transfer. horizontal gene transfer. crossing over. © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which type of plasmids carry genes for sex pili and for the transfer of the plasmid to another cell? a) b) c) d) dissimilation plasmids bacteriocin plasmids conjugative plasmids transposons © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd. Which type of plasmids carry genes for sex pili and for the transfer of the plasmid to another cell? a) b) c) d) dissimilation plasmids bacteriocin plasmids conjugative plasmids transposons © 2016 Pearson Education, Ltd.