Gel Electrophoresis Quiz

Which band(s) are made up of negatively charged molecules?

Select as many answers as are correct.

• Green band

• Blue band

• Purple band

• Red band

• Yellow band

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Which band(s) are made up of positively charged molecules?

Select as many answers as are correct.

• Green band

• Blue band

• Purple band

• Red band

• Yellow band

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

Which lane(s) contained a single type of dye?

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• Lane 1

• Lane 2

• Lane 3

• Lane 4

Which lane(s) were mixtures and contained more than one type of dye?

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• Lane 1

• Lane 2

• Lane 3

• Lane 4

Which of the bands on the positive end of the gel are made up of the smallest molecules?

Select as many answers as are correct.

• Green band

• Blue band

• Purple band

• Yellow band

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the bands on the positive end of the gel are made up of the largest molecules?

Select as many answers as are correct.

• Green band

• Blue band

• Purple band

• Yellow band

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What causes molecules to move through the gel during gel electrophoresis?

• Electric charge

• Agarose Gel

• Gravity

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS2-5

What role does the gel play in gel electrophoresis?

• The gel allows the DNA molecules to grow

• The gel conducts electricity

• It has holes that the molecules move through

• The gel is made of polar molecules that attract oppositely charged molecules