Gel Electrophoresis

Gel Electrophoresis

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Biology

9th - 12th Grade

Medium

NGSS
HS-LS4-1, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS4-2

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Standards-aligned

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Renee Gilson

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of gel electrophoresis?
helps cut DNA
count the genes in DNA
separates DNA based on size
allows for an exact replicated organism

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why do the fragments of DNA in gel electrophoresis travel away from the negative electrode?

DNA is negatively charged so attracted to the positive end of the unit

DNA is positively charged to attracted to the negative end of the unit

the agarose gel in negatively charged

the agarose gel is positively charged

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What applications can gel electrophoresis be used for?

Parental Testing

Criminal Investigations

Sequence Endangered Species DNA

All of the above

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which DNA fragment bands move faster and farther in a gel electrophoresis? 
there is no way to tell 
the largest ones
the smallest ones
none of these

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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In gel electrophoresis, the largest DNA fragment will appear

closest to the starting wells

farthest from the starting wells

three quarters away from the starting wells

it depends on how many fragments there are

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which is the primary purpose of using restriction enzymes in gel elctrophoresis?
It allows the strands of DNA to be cut into various lengths for testing
It restricts the number of base pairs that can be tested in a sample
It makes the testing simpler by moving the strands into the gel faster
It charges the DNA strands

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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Which two bat species are most closely related?

Bat 1 and Bat 2

Bat 1 and Bat 3

Bat 2 and Bat 3

There’s no way to tell

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-1

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-4

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