Amoeba Sisters DNA replication interactive video

Where does DNA replication take place for an eukaryotic cell.

• cytoplasm
• mitochondria
• cell membrane
• nucleus

In what phase does DNA replication take place?

• Telophase

• Prophase

• Interphase

• Metaphase

What is considered the unzipping enzyme?

• helicase
• ligase
• DNA polymerase

• primase

Which enzyme "builds" the new strand by replicating the DNA?

• Primase

• DNA polymerase

• Ligase
• Helicase

Which enzyme puts down the primer which allows DNA polymerase to start replicating?

• Primase

• DNA polymerase
• Ligase
• Helicase

Which enzyme "glues" fragments back together?

• Helicase

• DNA polymerase
• DNA ligase
• Primase

Why is topoisomerase important?

• Topoisomerase is important for increasing tension in DNA strands.
• Topoisomerase is important for stopping the DNA from supercoiling.

• Topoisomerase is important for causing mutations in DNA strands.
• Topoisomerase is important for stabilizing DNA strands.

Which carbon attaches to the phosphate group?

• 5

• 4

• 3

• 1

In what direction does the DNA polymerase build the new DNA?

• 5' to 3'
• 3' to 5'
• Randomly

What do we get as a result of DNA replication on the lagging strand?

• Okazaki fragments
• Telomeres
• RNA

• Ribosomes