Molecular Biology MCQs

Molecular Biology MCQs

Answer these Molecular Biology MCQs and assess your grip on the subject of Molecular Biology. Scroll below and get started!

1: For a ______ operon, transcription is normally on, and it is turned off by an active ______.

A.   Negative inducible; repressor

B.   Negative repressible; repressor

C.   Positive repressible; activator

D.   Positive inducible; activator

2: Usually, enzymes are ______.

A.   Fats

B.   Steroids

C.   Chemical reactions

D.   Proteins

3: During replication, the original "parent" dna _____.

A.   Translate mRNA to produce a specific amino acid sequence

B.   Serves as the template for the creation of two complete sets of DNA

C.   Specific nucleotide sequence in DNA that signals a stop

D.   None of these

4: During replication, each parent dna strand serves as a _____ for synthesis of new dna strands.

A.   Scaffold

B.   Reservoir

C.   Copy point

D.   Template

E.   Comparison molecule

5: During telophase ______.

A.   44 autosomes and 2 X chromosomes

B.   Homologous chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

C.   The events of prophase are reversed

D.   Chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell

6: The initial product of transcription is referred to as the _____ transcript.

A.   Primary

B.   Inhibits translation

C.   False

D.   RNA processing.

E.   True

7: A(n) _______ operon is turned off unless needed.

A.   Repressible.

B.   Constitutive

C.   Inducible.

D.   Clustered.