Questions 1-15 come from content covered in Chapter 1 material.

Which of the following statements is not true about mRNA?

Primary tissue culture cells are limited in the number of times that they can undergo cell division because

For each of the statements related to transcription and translation indicate whether they apply to prokaryotes, eukaryotes, both or neither. Contain a promoter that regulates the transcription of downstream genes [selectiona] mRNA transcripts include a 5′ cap and 3′ polyA tail [selectionb] Translation product starts with a formylated methionine [selectionc] Translation takes place in the cytosol [selectiond] Transcription generates polycistronic mRNA [selectione] Transcription termination relies on the formation of a stem loop structure [selectionf]

IV. Lectura Read Sofía’s blog entry, then fill in the blanks. (6 x 1 pt. each = 6pts. Hola, me llamo Sofía. ¿Cómo están? Yo estoy muy bien. Gracias por entrar (for entering) a mi blog. Yo soy de Puerto Rico, pero vivo (but I live) en Los Ángeles. ¿De dónde son ustedes? Yo soy estudiante de fotografía en la universidad. ¿Ustedes son estudiantes? Mis clases son a las 3:30 y a las 5:30. ¿Tienen hermanos (Do you have any siblings)? Yo tengo (I have) dos hermanos: Pablo y Mario. Aquí hay tres fotografías de mi familia.

Use a special product formula to find the product. (CLEARLY BOX ANSWER ON SCRATCH PAPER):

—Yo [1] Héctor Camacho.

Julieta y sus padres [1] de Puerto Rico.

ELENA Buenas tardes.FELIPE [1]ELENA Me llamo Elena, ¿y tú?FELIPE [2]ELENA [3]FELIPE El gusto es mío.ELENA [4]FELIPE Soy de Nicaragua. [5]ELENA De España.

I. Comprensión Oral A Escuchar Read these statements. Then listen to the message that Don Fernando left on his colleague’s voicemail and indicate whether each statement is cierto or falso. (5 x 2 pts. each = 10 pts.) Please note:  You should play it once through to get familiarized with it. The second time round you should select your response. You should then play it a third time to check your answers. Please do then move on. If you spend too much time here then you will run out of time and may not be able to complete your quiz.