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1.4.2 DNA Fingerprinting

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.

How different are two people's DNA?

a)

99.9% different

b)

73% different

c)

0.1% different

d)

no differences between two people

3.

Which sample would be the MOST useful in identifying a person?

a)

a soil sample

b)

a hair sample

c)

a page of a book

d)

a piece of wood

4.

Which is NOT a good sample to use when identifying someone?

a)

drop of blood sample

b)

a fingernail sample

c)

a hair sample

d)

a plant sample

5.

What should a scientist do if they have a small amount of DNA they want to analyze?

a)

Run gel electrophoresis

b)

Do polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

c)

Use restriction enzymes

d)

Make a karyotype

6.

What could a scientist use after a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ?

a)

karyotype

b)

collection sample

c)

restriction enzyme

d)

gel electrophoresis results

7.

What could a scientist use after they have done polymerase chain reaction (PCR) AND restriction enzymes?

a)

karyotype

b)

collection sample

c)

restriction enzyme

d)

run gel electrophoresis

8.

Which process can turn one piece of DNA into 200 pieces of DNA?

a)

karyotype

b)

gel electrophoresis

c)

polymerase chain reaction

d)

restriction enzymes

9.

What does PCR do?

a)

makes copies of a sample DNA

b)

separate DNA fragments according to size

c)

takes a picture of someone's chromosome

d)

cuts DNA into having sticky ends

10.

Which process is shown in the picture?

a)

using restriction enzymes

b)

gel electrophoresis

c)

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

d)

karyotype

11.

Which process cuts a DNA sample into fragments?

a)

use of restriction enzymes

b)

karyotype

c)

gel electrophoresis

d)

polymerase chain reaction

12.

Which process is shown in this picture?

a)

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

b)

use of restriction enzymes

c)

karyotyping

d)

gel electrophoresis

13.

Which process separates DNA based on size so that each fragment can be seen?

a)

polymerase chain reaction

b)

use of restriction enzymes

c)

karyotypes

d)

gel electrophoresis

14.

Which process is shown?

a)

gel electrophoresis

b)

polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

c)

restriction enzymes

d)

karyotyping

15.

Why is electricity used in gel electrophoresis?

a)

to amplify DNA fragments

b)

to clean DNA fragments

c)

to separate DNA fragments

d)

to erase DNA fragments

16.

Why is gel electrophoresis successful in using electricity?

a)

DNA fragments are negatively charged

b)

DNA fragments are magnetic

c)

DNA fragments are positively charged

d)

DNA fragments are identical

17.

In gel electrophoresis, small strands will ______.

a)

travel the farthest

b)

travel the closest

c)

travel sometimes

d)

always travel half way

18.

Which suspect matches the collected evidence?

a)

suspect 1

b)

suspect 2

c)

suspect 3

d)

suspect 4

19.

Which option is correct when analyzing a karyotype?

a)

the Y chromosome will look smaller than the X

b)

the Y and X chromosomes appear to be the same size

c)

the X will be very different sizes

20.

Which technique makes and image of all of a person's chromosomes?

a)

PCR

b)

karyotyping

c)

gel electrophoresis

d)

use of restriction enzymes

21.

Which BEST describes the image ?

a)

use of restriction enzymes

b)

PCR

c)

gel electrophoresis

d)

karyotype