Biolo1100 Quiz 5, 10 pts (Print your name on the back, top left)

Multiple Choice, 2 pts each:

  1. Which of these molecules carries an amino acid during translation?
    1. A. RNA polymerase (incorrect!)
    2. B. DNA polymerase (incorrect!)
    3. C. tRNA (FOR SURE!)
    4. D. mRNA (incorrect!)
    5. E. ribosome (incorrect!)
      Hint
  2. Golden rice is a transgenic crop enriched in
    1. A. golden algae (incorrect!)
    2. B. vitamin C (incorrect!)
    3. C. vitamin E (incorrect!)
    4. D. beta-carotene (OH YEAH!)
    5. E. sulfur (incorrect!)
      Hint
  3. In cloning by nuclear transfer, "Dolly" the lamb is a clone of the
    1. A. surrogate mother (incorrect!)
    2. B. surrogate father (incorrect!)
    3. C. mammary cell donor (LIKE, TOTALLY!)
    4. D. egg cell donor (incorrect!)
    5. E. twin sister (incorrect!)
      Hint
  4. Breakdown in checkpoint regulation during the cell cycle may lead to
    1. A. meiosis I (incorrect!)
    2. B. meiosis II (incorrect!)
    3. C. cancer (YEAH BABY!)
    4. D. binary fission (incorrect!)
    5. E. nondisjunction (incorrect!)
      Hint
  5. A human cell can briefly possess 92 chromosomes during ________ of mitosis.
    1. A. prophase (incorrect!)
    2. B. anaphase (PEACHY!)
    3. C. metaphase (incorrect!)
    4. D. telophase (incorrect!)
    5. E. cytokinesis (incorrect!)
      Hint
      Chap 6 Self Quiz