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- 1. Multiple Choice
What did CRISPR originally do?
defend bacteria against viruses
create viruses
create bacteria
defend viruses from bacteria
- 2. Multiple Choice
What do CAS1 and CAS2 do?
Identify deadly viruses
Identify an invader's DNA and remove it
Create RNA to kill invaders
Directly kill invaders through endocytosis
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the protospacer?
a type of DNA that functions in a phage infection
the DNA of the original bacteria
DNA that is mutated through UV rays
Nothing I need to worry about.
- 4. Multiple Choice
What does CAS9 form with the two different types of RNA?
A macrophage
A bacteriophage
a search complex
a virus
- 5. Multiple Choice
What can CAS9 do?
kill an invading bacteriophage
kill viruses by endocytosis
kill the bacteria itself
prevent infection through the first line of defense
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is PAM?
a 2-6 base pair sequence that signals infection
a macrophage
a bacteriphage
a mutated gene sequence that will be destroyed permanently
- 7. Multiple Choice
CRISPR is composed of
the cas9 protein and guide RNA
RNA and ribosomes
bacteria and viruses
cas9, cas 1+2 and ribosomal RNA
- 8. Multiple Choice
What does the cas9 protein do?
cut viruses
Cut RNA
cut DNA
ingest bacteria
- 9. Multiple Choice
What does the guide RNA do?
destroy invaders like bacteriophages immediately
cut invading pieces of RNA
recognize invaders
recognize sequences of DNA to be edited.
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is the first step in using CRISPR?
create an important RNA sequence
find bacteriophages to invade bacteria
identify the sequence causing the health problem
create a virus
- 11. Multiple Choice
What do the spacers contain?
DNA of invading bacteria
DNA of invading viruses
RNA of invading viruses
RNA of invading bacteria
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why is it important to cut the DNA?
to remove the RNA invader
to edit the existing genome
to kill the viruses
to kill the bacteria
- 13. Multiple Choice
In terms of DNA, CRISPR is like
the space bar
cut and paste
delete
document recover
- 14. Multiple Choice
What do scientists hope to do with CRISPR/CAS9
develop advances to mutate our own DNA
develop advances to cure inherited disorders
develop advances to kill bacteria
develop advances to kill all pathogens
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