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DNA Replication

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ___________________ determines an organism's traits.

a)

sugar-phosphate backbone

b)

sequence of nitrogen bases

2.

What is represented in the picture?

a)

amino acid

b)

fatty acid

c)

nucleotide

d)

protein

3.

What bond holds the two DNA strands together?

a)

Hydrogen

b)

Nitrogen

4.

Where would you find DNA/chromosomes within a cell?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

nucleus

c)

vacuole

d)

golgi body

5.

Give the complimentary strand:

ACT GGC TAC AAT CAG

a)

ACT GGC TAC AAT CAG

b)

TAA CCG ATG TTA GTC

c)

TGA CCG ATT TTA GTC

d)

TGA CCG ATG TTA GTC

6.

What does semi-conservative mean?

a)

both strands are old

b)

one strand is old and one strand is new

c)

both strands are new

d)

both strands are half made

7.

Which answer choice is not matched up correctly?

a)

Helicase-unzips DNA

b)

DNA polymerase-builds new DNA strands

c)

Primase-lays a primer to initiate the start of replication

d)

DNA-carbohydrate

8.

What percentage of Thymine would the rat have?

a)

21.4%

b)

28.4%

c)

30%

d)

20.3%

9.

What is the correct order of replication?

a)

3, 2, 1, 4

b)

2, 1, 4, 3

c)

2, 3, 1, 4

d)

3, 4, 1, 2

10.

The end result of replication is ________________________.

a)

one new molecule of DNA

b)

two identical molecules of DNA

c)

two different molecules of DNA