DNA replication structure and function

Which enzyme is responsible for unzipping DNA during DNA replication?

• Polymerase

• Helicase

• Ligase

What does it mean to replicate?

• copy

• paste

• cut

• text

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How is hereditary information carried on a DNA molecule?

• the sequence of sugar

• the sequence of phosphate

• the sequence of bases

• the sequence of hydrogen bonds

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Which enzyme is responsible for adding new nucleotides to the DNA during DNA replication?

• DNA ligase

• DNA polymerase

• DNA helicase

• restriction enzmes

What is the final product of DNA replication?

• 2 identical copies of DNA

• 1 molecule DNA

• 2 different DNA molecules

Both humans and many other organisms can share diseases, like lime disease. Which of the following explains why.

• We have similar nucleotide sequences

• We all have the same cells

• We are all part of a population

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Glo Fish contain DNA from sea anemone as well as thier fish DNA. Why are scientists able to combine the DNA sequences of two different organisms

• Both animals have cells that can move

• All DNA has the same building blocks

• Both fish and anemones live underwater so thier cells can be mixed

Which part of the structure is used to determine the traits of an organism?

• Phosphate (green)

• Sugar (blue)

• Base (pink)

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In DNA, Adenine binds to

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Thymine

• Adenine

In DNA G binds to

• T

• C

• A

• G