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Unit 6: DNA Analysis

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The purpose of PCR is:

a)

cutting DNA

b)

creating RFLPs

c)

amplifying/copy DNA

d)

reversing the charge of DNA

2.

What would be the complementary strand to ACGGT?

a)

ACGGT

b)

TGGCA

c)

TGCCA

d)

GTAAC

3.

Who invented the process of DNA fingerprinting?

a)

Alec Jeffreys

b)

Kary Mullis

c)

Dennis Radar

d)

Kevin Smith

4.

Why do you use a new pipette tip every time you get a new sample to add into the gel well?

a)

to avoid contaminating the other samples

b)

to use as many tools as you can

c)

the pipette tips disappear after being used

d)

because it is fun

5.

The computerized database used to store DNA profiles is:

a)

AFIS

b)

FDDU

c)

CODIS

d)

SDIS

6.

A DNA analyst need additional copies of a DNA fragment. What tool should they use?

a)

gel electrophoresis

b)

PCR

c)

restriction enzymes

d)

extraction

7.

What is the charge of DNA?

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

purple

8.

Which DNA strands move the fastest through the gel when the electricity is turned on?

a)

long strands

b)

short strands

c)

medium strands

d)

they all move the same

9.

Unique pattern of DNA fragments obtained by processing a DNA sample obtained:

a)

PCR

b)

gel electrophoresis

c)

DNA profiling

d)

DNA Fingerprinting

10.

What is a special protein that targets a specific base sequence and cuts DNA into smaller fragments?

a)

electrophoresis

b)

polymerase chain reaction

c)

restriction enzyme

d)

Introns

11.

RFLP requires a _________ amount of DNA to work.

a)

small

b)

very large

c)

normal

d)

microscopic

12.

Which of the following best describes how SNP analysis would be used?

a)

create a DNA profile for prisoners

b)

determine the criminal risk of an individual

c)

construct medical treatment plans

d)

figure out ancestry

13.

Mr. Jones was killed in a car accident. Afterwards, a former girlfriend filed a paternity suit claiming that Mr. Jones was the father of her child, and thus she was entitled to the man’s estate. Which sample of DNA would have to be from Mr. Jones if he were the child’s father?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

14.

A boy moves to another country to live with his father. Years later, the boy decides to move back to live with the woman who raised him. Immigration officials suspected that the boy was the woman’s nephew, not her son, and therefore not legally entitled to residency. Based on the DNA fragments, is it possible that she is the boy’s mother?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

cannot determine with this amount of information

15.

Which male is the father of this child?

a)

male 1

b)

male 2

c)

neither could be the father

d)

either could be the father

16.

Which man is the father of the child?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

17.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
18.

Identify #2.

a)

nitrogen base

b)

phosphate group

c)

deoxyribose sugar

d)

hydrogen bond

19.
What does CODIS stand for?
a)
Criminal Offense DNA Index System
b)
Criminal Offensive DNA Index Securities
c)
Combined DNA Index Securities
d)
Combined DNA Index System 
20.
How many STR markers does the FBI use to identify criminals in America?
a)
17
b)
4
c)
26
d)
13
21.

CODIS is a system used to store DNA information of whom?

a)

convicted felons

b)

individuals charged with violent crimes

c)

detained non US citizens

d)

public service workers

22.

Which of the following is a molecule labeled with a radioactive isotope, dye, or enzyme that is used to locate a particular sequence or gene on a DNA molecule?

a)

restriction enzyme

b)

DNA ladder

c)

DNA probe

d)

EtBr

23.

Introns make up what percent of human genome?

a)

75%

b)

98.5%

c)

25%

d)

1.5%

24.

During PCR, the temperature is increased separate DNA strands, what is this step called?

a)

extension

b)

contamination

c)

annealing

d)

denaturation

25.
DNA in blood comes from:
a)
white blood cells
b)
platelets
c)
plasma
d)
red blood cells
26.

Put the following in order from 1st step to last step.


A. Stain the gel

B. PCR

C. Load the DNA

D. Analyze

E. Add restriction enzymes

F. Electrophoresis

G. Extract DNA

a)

G, E, B, C, F, A, D

b)

G, C, B, E, F, A, D

c)

D, A, F, C, B, E, G

d)

B ,D G, F, D, A, G

27.

During PCR, the temperature is decreased to allow primers to base pair with the complementary DNA template. This step is called:

a)

denaturation

b)

annealing

c)

extension

d)

contamination

28.
If a sample gives an incomplete profile, what is the most likely result?
a)
exclusion
b)
inconclusive
c)
match
29.
The easiest and most convenient way to collect DNA from a suspect is:
a)
buccal swab
b)
nasal swab
c)
urine
d)
blood
30.

The image shows:

a)

results of gel electrophoresis

b)

results of capillary electrophoresis

c)

PCR results

d)

extracted DNA

31.

Short DNA segments containing repeating sequences of two to five bases are called:

a)

RFLPs

b)

tandem repeats

c)

VNTRs

d)

STRs

32.

DNA inherited only from the mother:

a)

nuclear

b)

mitochondrial

c)

maternal

d)

junk

33.

When you extracted the DNA from cheek cells, why do you perform lysis first?

a)

to allow the DNA to clump faster

b)

to remove food particles and unwanted material

c)

to break open the membranes around the cells and release the DNA

d)

to remove all bacteria on the surface of the cell

34.

What is the human genome?

a)

the DNA from all your cells

b)

all your genes

c)

all your junk DNA

d)

all of your DNA

35.

What does PCR stand for?

a)

Plethora Copies Repeated

b)

Particular Chain Replication

c)

Polymerase Chain Reaction

d)

Probably Cannot React

36.

The three steps of PCR happens is ONE CYCLE. How many cycles typically repeated?

a)

only 1 is needed

b)

10-15

c)

25-30

d)

over 1 billion

37.

How are buffers used in electrophoresis?

a)

conduct electricity

b)

remove salts

c)

add energy for movement

d)

dissolve excess DNA

38.

The parents of a new baby believe they brought the wrong child home from the hospital. Gel electrophoresis was performed using DNA samples from the parents and the child. A section of the gel

electrophoresis results is shown below. Which conclusion is valid based on the gel electrophoresis results?

a)

They have the correct child, because her genetic information is identical to that of the father.

b)

They have the wrong child, because her genetic information does not match that of either parent.

c)

They have the correct child, because her genetic information came from both parents.

d)

They have the wrong child, because her genetic information matches only that of the mother.

39.

DNA fingerprinting works because

a)

most genes are dominant

b)

all organisms contain DNA

c)

the most important genes are different among most people

d)

no two people, except identical twins, have exactly the same DNA

40.

DNA fingerprinting relies on:

a)

difference in patterns of genes between individuals

b)

difference in order of genes between individuals

c)

difference in junk DNA patterns between individuals

d)

All of these

41.

How did police catch the Golden State killer?

a)

by finding his DNA in CODIS

b)

by analyzing one of his victim's DNA in CODIS

c)

by connecting his DNA to a third cousin who was listed in a public genealogy database

d)

pure luck

42.

When was the DNA fingerprinting process first developed?

a)

1984

b)

1990

c)

2004

d)

2018

43.

Restriction enzymes are called:

a)

molecules

b)

cutter compounds

c)

molecular scissors

d)

exons

44.

Uses DNA and GEDmatch to identify victims who have not yet been named:

a)

Parabon Nanolabs

b)

DNA Doe Project

c)

CODIS

d)

John Doe Project

45.

The first case solved using DNA profiling:

a)

April Tinsley

b)

Dawn Ashworth

c)

Lynda Mann

d)

Golden State Killer

46.

STRs are more ______________ than RFLPs and can even be collected from bodies with severe decomposition.

a)

enhanced

b)

generic

c)

stable

d)

biased

47.

The person responsible for the development of PCR testing is (was):

a)

Kary Mullis

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

James Watson

d)

Alec Jeffreys

48.

An exon:

a)

codes for proteins

b)

does not code for proteins

c)

is used for DNA profiling

d)

has nothing to do with DNA

49.

Mitochondrial DNA is different from nuclear DNA because (CHOOSE TWO):

a)

it is inherited only from the mother

b)

it is inherited only from the father

c)

it is in the shape of a circular loop

d)

it is in linear strands

50.
Why do the fragments of DNA in gel electrophoresis travel away from the negative electrode?
a)
DNA is negatively charged so attracted to the positive end of the unit
b)
DNA is positively charged to attracted to the negative end of the unit
c)
the agarose gel in negatively charged
d)
the agarose gel is positively charged
51.

How similar are two human's DNA?

a)

100% the same

b)

99.9% the same

c)

65% the same

d)

no similarities between two people

52.

Which process is shown?

a)

gel electrophoresis

b)

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

c)

restriction enzymes

d)

karyotyping

53.

Which process is shown in the picture?

a)

using restriction enzymes

b)

gel electrophoresis

c)

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

d)

karyotype

54.

Which process is shown in this picture?

a)

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

b)

use of restriction enzymes

c)

karyotyping

d)

gel electrophoresis