Question 1

For each of the following statements, choose the most appropriate macromolecule being studied or manipulated from the list below.
-sequencing

Accepted Answer

A) DNA 
B) mRNA/cDNA 
C) protein 
A) DNA 
B) mRNA/cDNA 
C) protein

Question 2

Which of the following explains what bioinformatics researchers do?

Accepted Answer

A) They use small datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic similarities. 
B) They use large datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic similarities. 
C) They use large datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic variation. 
D) They use small datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic variation. 
A) They use small datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic similarities. 
B) They use large datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic similarities. 
C) They use large datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic variation. 
D) They use small datasets to catalogue the range of human genetic variation.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a model organism whose genomes were sequenced as part of the original Human Genome Project?

Accepted Answer

A) Mus musculus (mouse) 
B) Escherichia coli (bacteria) 
C) Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) 
D) Danio rerio (zebrafish) 
A) Mus musculus (mouse) 
B) Escherichia coli (bacteria) 
C) Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) 
D) Danio rerio (zebrafish)

Question 4

Match each of the following terms with its correct definition.
-comparative genomics

Accepted Answer

A) all proteins that can be produced by a cell 
B) all transcripts that are produced by a cell 
C) the study of all of the proteins produced from an organism's genome 
D) the study of genome sequences for several organisms 
E) the study of the whole genome of an organism
F)the use of computer programs to extract biological information from sequence data
G)the study of all transcripts produced from an organism's genome 
A) all proteins that can be produced by a cell 
B) all transcripts that are produced by a cell 
C) the study of all of the proteins produced from an organism's genome 
D) the study of genome sequences for several organisms 
E) the study of the whole genome of an organism
F)the use of computer programs to extract biological information from sequence data
G)the study of all transcripts produced from an organism's genome

Question 5

Which of the following is the reason why the genes of living organisms tend to be similar to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) All genes are old. 
B) All genes are new. 
C) They have evolved from ancestral genes in ancestral organisms. 
D) They have not evolved from ancestral genes in ancestral organisms. 
A) All genes are old. 
B) All genes are new. 
C) They have evolved from ancestral genes in ancestral organisms. 
D) They have not evolved from ancestral genes in ancestral organisms.

Question 6

What is the difference between a gene knockout and a gene knockdown?

Accepted Answer

A gene knockout is when researchers repl

Question 7

For each of the following statements, choose the most appropriate macromolecule being studied or manipulated from the list below.
-microarray

Accepted Answer

A) DNA 
B) mRNA/cDNA 
C) protein 
A) DNA 
B) mRNA/cDNA 
C) protein

Question 8

Which of the following involves comparing gene expression under a defined experimental condition with expression under a control condition?

Accepted Answer

A) studies of gene activity using DNA microarrays 
B) studies of gene activity using RNA microarrays 
C) studies of gene activity using RNA analyses 
D) studies of gene activity using DNA analyses 
A) studies of gene activity using DNA microarrays 
B) studies of gene activity using RNA microarrays 
C) studies of gene activity using RNA analyses 
D) studies of gene activity using DNA analyses

Exam 16: Genomes and Proteomes

For each of the following statements, choose the most appropriate macromolecule being studied or manipulated from the list below. -sequencing

Which of the following explains what bioinformatics researchers do?

Which of the following is NOT a model organism whose genomes were sequenced as part of the original Human Genome Project?

Match each of the following terms with its correct definition. -comparative genomics

Which of the following is the reason why the genes of living organisms tend to be similar to each other?

What is the difference between a gene knockout and a gene knockdown?

For each of the following statements, choose the most appropriate macromolecule being studied or manipulated from the list below. -microarray

Which of the following involves comparing gene expression under a defined experimental condition with expression under a control condition?

Light and Life

The Cell: an Overview

Defining Life and Its Origins

Energy and Enzymes

Cell Membranes and Signalling

Cellular Respiration

Photosynthesis

Cell Cycles

Genetic Recombination

Mendel, Genes, and Inheritance

Genes, Chromosomes, and Human Genetics

Dna Structure, Replication, and Organization

Gene Structure and Expression

Control of Gene Expression

Dna Technologies

Evolution: the Development of the Theory

Microevolution: Changes Within Populations

Species and Macroevolution

Understanding the History of Life on Earth

Humans and Evolution

Bacteria and Archaea

Viruses, Viroids, and Prions: Infectious Biological Particles

Protists

Fungi

Plants

Diversity of Animals 1: Sponges, Radiata, Platyhelminthes, and Protostomes

Diversity of Animals 2: Deuterostomes: Vertebrates and Their Closest Relatives

Population Ecology

Population Interactions and Community Ecology

Ecosystems

Conservation of Biodiversity

Putting Selection to Work

Organization of the Plant Body

Transport in Plants

Reproduction and Development in Flowering Plants

Plant Nutrition

Plant Signals and Responses to the Environment

Introduction to Animal Organization and Physiology

Transport in Animals: the Circulatory System

Reproduction in Animals

Animal Development

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Control

Control of Animal Processes: Neural Integration

Muscles, Skeletons, and Body Movements

Animal Behaviour

Animal Nutrition

Gas Exchange: the Respiratory System

Regulating the Internal Environment

Defences Against Disease

Conservation and Evolutionary Physiology

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