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Honors unit 6 quiz1

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication

a)

helicase

b)

replicase

c)

polymerase

d)

synthase

2.

Which enzyme stabilizes DNA for replication so that it doesn't tangle or overwind.

a)
polymerase
b)
ligase
c)

topoisomerase

d)
helicase
3.

Which enzyme is only used on the lagging strand during replication?

a)
DNA ligase
b)

DNA polymerase

c)
Helicase
d)

DNA polymerase

4.

To what part of the DNA nucleotide does the Nitrogen base attach?

a)
phosphate
b)
hydrogen
c)
carbon
d)
sugar
5.

Which enzyme creates the new sides of the DNA molecule by pairing A-T and G-C?

a)

polymerase

b)

ligase

c)

helicase

d)

topoisomerase

6.

The two DNA strands are held together by

a)

nitrogen bonds between the bases

b)

hydrogen bonds between the bases

c)

covalent bonds between the bases

d)

hydrogen bonds between the sugar and phosphate

7.

Prokaryotic DNA is __________and ___________

a)

circular and in the nucleus

b)

circular and in the cytoplasm

c)

larger and contains more genes than eukaryote

d)

linear and in the nucleus

8.

Letter A in this diagram shows the_______ and letter D shows the ________

a)

deoxyribose sugar; nucleotide

b)

phosphate; nucleotide

c)

phosphate; sugar

d)

nitrogen base; nucleotide

9.

The area C represents a _______that would be held by a _________bond to the arrow shape across from it

a)

nitrogen base; covalent

b)

nitrogen base; hydrogen

c)

phosphate; covalent

d)

phosphate; hydrogen

10.

What are the three parts of a nucleotide?

a)

Adenine, guanine and thymine

b)

phosphates, carbohydrates and lipids

c)

bases, acids and neutrals

d)

sugar, phosphate and nitrogen base

11.

The process of replication is being shown in the image. Which option below best describes what happens during replication?

a)

DNA is unzipped and proteins are made from amino acids

b)

One strand of DNA is unzipped and used to make 2 strands of DNA that are identical

c)

DNA is unzipped and is made from a double strand of DNA

d)

DNA is unzipped and forms two new DNA molecules with their own unique code

12.

A segment of DNA is shown in the diagram. Which of these identifies the part of the DNA segment labeled X?

a)

Nucleotide

b)

Phosphate group

c)

Hydrogen bond

d)

Deoxyribose

13.

A Nucleotide is shown above. What part of the Nucleotide is labelled "3"?

a)

Sugar

b)

Phosphate

c)

Nitrogenous Base

14.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
15.

Where does the DNA molecule unzip at during DNA replication?

a)

Between the sugar and phosphate

b)

Between the sugar and nitrogen bases

c)

Between the nitrogen bases

16.
order of replication
a)
3, 2, 1, 4
b)
2, 1, 4, 3
c)
2, 3, 1, 4
d)
3, 4, 1, 2
17.
X outlines a(n) ___________.
a)
amino acid
b)
nitrogen base 
c)
nucleotide
d)
nitrogen base pair
18.

The monomer of nucleic acids is called a __________

a)

amino acid

b)

nitrogen base

c)

nucleotide

d)

deoxyribose sugar