DNA Replication

DNA Replication

How copies are made!

Multiple Choice

An enzyme called ___________ breaks the hydrogen bonds and unzips the original parent DNA molecule.

• DNA helicase

• DNA Polymerase

• Replication Forks

• replication Bubbles

Multiple Choice

After the DNA is unzipped, _____________ reads the DNA and determines which NEW nucleotides to add to the parent strand.

• DNA helicase

• DNA Polymerase

• Replication Forks

• replication Bubbles

Multiple Choice

DNA is unzipped and read at many different sites on the DNA molecule to speed up the replication process. These sites are called ______.

• DNA helicase

• DNA Polymerase

• Replication Forks

• Replication Bubbles

Multiple Choice

Since DNA is a 3-Dimensional molecule made of linked nucleotides, it really doesn’t have a “left” or “right”; “up” or “down”.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A new DNA strand that moves continuously TOWARD the replication fork is known as the ___________.

• leading strand

• lagging strand

Multiple Choice

Because the strands are anti-parallel, the ____________ will move AWAY from the replication fork.

• leading strand

• lagging strand