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DNA and Replication Quiz

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the shape of DNA?
a)
Single Helix
b)
Double Helix
c)
Double Stranded
d)
Semiconservative
2.
Which series is arranged in order from largest to smallest in size?
a)
chromosome, nucleus, cell, DNA, nucleotide
b)
cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, nucleotide
c)
nucleotide, chromosome, cell, DNA, nucleus
d)
cell, nucleotide, nucleus, DNA, chromosome
3.
What part of the cell cycle is the DNA in a cell's nucleus replication?
a)
Prophase
b)
Metaphase
c)
Interphase
d)
Telophase
4.
Fill in the complementary bases according to the base-pair rule in DNA: A T C C A G
a)
T U G G T C
b)
T A G G T C
c)
T A C G T G
d)
T A C C A C
5.
Adenine forms hydrogen bonds with which base?
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
6.
Which enzyme unzips the DNA to prepare for replication?
a)
Helicase
b)
DNA Polymerase
c)
Ligase
d)
Primase
7.
Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides?
a)
Single-stranded binding proteins
b)
DNA Polymerase
c)
Ligase
d)
Primase
8.
A process in which DNA makes an exact copy of itself is called...
a)
Replication
b)
Translation
c)
Transcription
d)
Copying
9.
Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?
a)
Polar bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Covalent bonds
d)
Hydrogen bonds
10.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of which base?
a)
Cytosine
b)
Guanine
c)
Thymine
d)
Uracil
11.
When DNA replication is complete, which is true about the products?
a)
Each one has two original strands
b)
Each one has two new strands
c)
Each one has one new strand and one original strand
d)
One has two new strands and the other with two original strands
12.
Which biomolecule is this a picture of?
a)
Protein
b)
Nucleic Acid
c)
Lipid
d)
Carbohydrate
13.
Name this structure
a)
double helix
b)
nucelotide
c)
twisted ladder
d)
hydrogen bond
14.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
15.

Name the part of the nucleotide with the question mark?

a)

adenine

b)

hydrogen bond

c)

deoxyribose

d)

phosphate

16.

Which letter represents the template for replication

a)

A

b)

B

c)

None of the above