Chapter 12 Gen Bio

What is the function of DNA polymerase during replication?

• Adds nucleotides to the growing DNA strand

• Unwinds the DNA double helix

• Proofreads for errors

• Cuts the DNA strand

What carries the information from the genes in the DNA to the ribosomes?

Which enzyme is responsible for unwinding the DNA double helix during replication?

• DNA polymerase

• DNA ligase

• DNA helicase

• DNA primase

What is the role of RNA polymerase in transcription?

• Proofreading the RNA strand

• Adding nucleotides to the RNA strand

• Unwinding the DNA double helix

• Adding nucleotides to the DNA strand

What process involves the transfer of genetic information from DNA to RNA?

• Translation

• Replication

• Transcription

• Recombination

Describe the vocabulary term virulence.

______ and ______ model of DNA. (choose 2)

• Watson

• Crick

• Rosalind

• Paternal

• Maternal

What was the transformative agent found to be in Griffith’s Transformation Experiment? 

• proteins

• RNA

• DNA

• virulence

What is defined as repeating units of monomers? 

• proteins

• fats/lipids

• nucelotides

• polymers

Nucleotide is to monomer like _______ is to polymer.