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Final Exam: BIOD 102/ BIOD102 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Essential Biology II W/Lab | Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Portage Learning QUESTION What is the function of a ribosome? Answer: To bring mRNA together with tRNA carrying an amino acid QUESTION In what situation would the nucleotide excision repair mechanism be used? Answer: Sometimes entire stretches of the newly synthesized strand may be erroneous. In these instances, the cell will deploy the nucleotide excision repair mechanism QUESTION ________ proteins increase transcription by facilitating protein-to-protein interactions or by binding to other regulatory regions. ________ proteins cause gene transcription to decrease or completely cease. Answer: Activator; Repressor QUESTION True or False; If false, explain why the statement is false: Each amino acid is coded by only 1 triplet sequence. Answer: False; Each amino acid can be coded for by more than one triplet sequence QUESTION Fill-in-the-Blank: The lagging strand must be replicated in a series of fragments called ____________. Answer: Okazaki fragments QUESTION True or False; If false, explain why the statement is false: Selective degradation is a form of post-translation regulation. Answer: True QUESTION What are the three modifications to pre-mRNA that occur to make it a functional mRNA? Answer: These modifications include the addition of a (1) 5' cap, (2) poly-A-tail, and (3) RNA splicing QUESTION Fill-in-the-Blank: The process by which genes are expressed that encode for proteins occurs in two steps called (1) ________ and (2) _________. Answer: transcription; translation QUESTION Which of the following is not one of the steps involved in the termination of translation? Answer: Ribosomal subunit binds to mature mRNA QUESTION True or False; If false, explain why the statement is false: During elongation, only one polymerase can actively transcribe a single gene at one time. Answer: False; during elongation, several polymerases can actively transcribe a single gene at one time QUESTION Which of the following enzymes untwists and separates the helix parent strands at the replication fork? Answer: Helicase QUESTION What process is the first step in protein synthesis that involves synthesizing RNA from DNA? Answer: Transcription QUESTION Describe how acetylation and methylation of histone proteins regulate gene expression. Answer: Acetylation, which is the addition of acetyl groups to an amino acid of the histone (within chromatin) tail, flips the switch "on", inducing transcription. Methylation, which is the addition of methyl groups to the amino acid of the histone tail, flips the switch "off", inhibiting transcription QUESTION What is the function of telomerase? Answer: Telomerase facilitates the lengthening of telomeres. Telomerase enzymes are thus critical in preserving the original length of the leading strand QUESTION What is mismatch repair? Answer: Mismatch repair occurs when other proteins identify inappropriately mismatched nucleotides and replace them with the correct nucleotide

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Finall Exam:l BIODl 102/l BIOD102l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Essentiall Biologyl IIl
W/Labl |l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Portagel Learning

Q:l Whatl isl thel functionl ofl al ribosome?

Answer:
Tol bringl mRNAl togetherl withl tRNAl carryingl anl aminol acid




Q:l Inl whatl situationl wouldl thel nucleotidel excisionl repairl mechanisml bel used?

Answer:
Sometimesl entirel stretchesl ofl thel newlyl synthesizedl strandl mayl bel erroneous.l Inl thesel
instances,l thel celll willl deployl thel nucleotidel excisionl repairl mechanism




Q:l ________l proteinsl increasel transcriptionl byl facilitatingl protein-to-proteinl
interactionsl orl byl bindingl tol otherl regulatoryl regions.l ________l proteinsl causel genel
transcriptionl tol decreasel orl completelyl cease.


Answer:
Activator;l Repressor




Q:l Truel orl False;l Ifl false,l explainl whyl thel statementl isl false:l Eachl aminol acidl isl
codedl byl onlyl 1l tripletl sequence.

,Answer:
False;l Eachl aminol acidl canl bel codedl forl byl morel thanl onel tripletl sequence




Q:l Fill-in-the-Blank:l Thel laggingl strandl mustl bel replicatedl inl al seriesl ofl fragmentsl
calledl ____________.


Answer:
Okazakil fragments




Q:l Truel orl False;l Ifl false,l explainl whyl thel statementl isl false:l Selectivel degradationl
isl al forml ofl post-translationl regulation.


Answer:
True




Q:l Whatl arel thel threel modificationsl tol pre-mRNAl thatl occurl tol makel itl al functionall
mRNA?


Answer:
Thesel modificationsl includel thel additionl ofl al (1)l 5'l cap,l (2)l poly-A-tail,l andl (3)l RNAl
splicing




Q:l Fill-in-the-Blank:l Thel processl byl whichl genesl arel expressedl thatl encodel forl
proteinsl occursl inl twol stepsl calledl (1)l ________l andl (2)l _________.


Answer:
transcription;l translation

,Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl isl notl onel ofl thel stepsl involvedl inl thel terminationl ofl
translation?


Answer:
Ribosomall subunitl bindsl tol maturel mRNA




Q:l Truel orl False;l Ifl false,l explainl whyl thel statementl isl false:l Duringl elongation,l
onlyl onel polymerasel canl activelyl transcribel al singlel genel atl onel time.


Answer:
False;l duringl elongation,l severall polymerasesl canl activelyl transcribel al singlel genel atl
onel time




Q:l Whichl ofl thel followingl enzymesl untwistsl andl separatesl thel helixl parentl strandsl atl
thel replicationl fork?


Answer:
Helicase




Q:l Whatl processl isl thel firstl stepl inl proteinl synthesisl thatl involvesl synthesizingl RNAl
froml DNA?


Answer:
Transcription

, Q:l Describel howl acetylationl andl methylationl ofl histonel proteinsl regulatel genel
expression.


Answer:
Acetylation,l whichl isl thel additionl ofl acetyll groupsl tol anl aminol acidl ofl thel histonel
(withinl chromatin)l tail,l flipsl thel switchl "on",l inducingl transcription.l Methylation,l whichl
isl thel additionl ofl methyll groupsl tol thel aminol acidl ofl thel histonel tail,l flipsl thel switchl
"off",l inhibitingl transcription




Q:l Whatl isl thel functionl ofl telomerase?

Answer:
Telomerasel facilitatesl thel lengtheningl ofl telomeres.l Telomerasel enzymesl arel thusl criticall
inl preservingl thel originall lengthl ofl thel leadingl strand




Q:l Whatl isl mismatchl repair?

Answer:
Mismatchl repairl occursl whenl otherl proteinsl identifyl inappropriatelyl mismatchedl
nucleotidesl andl replacel theml withl thel correctl nucleotide




Q:l Truel orl False;l Ifl false,l explainl whyl thel statementl isl false:l Thel polyadenylationl
sequencel immediatelyl signalsl thel endl ofl transcriptionl oncel transcribed.


Answer:
true




Q:l Atl whichl ofl thel followingl levelsl doesl regulationl ofl genel expressionl occur?l Selectl
alll thatl apply.

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