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Forensic DNA

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A nucleotide is composed of

a)

sugar ribose

b)

a nitrogen base

c)

a phosphate group

d)

none of the above

e)

all of the above

2.

which of the following are nitrogen bases within the strands of DNA?

a)

thyroxin

b)

guanine

c)

tyrosin

d)

adrenaline

e)

lysine

3.

The complemintary nucleotides in both DNA strands are bonded with :

a)

nitrogen bonds

b)

hydrogen bonds

c)

none of them involved

4.

The order of the bases in is what distinguishes different DNA strands.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

DNA directs the production of proteins, which are made by combining (a)  

6.

Each group of (a)   nucleotides in a DNA sequence codes for a particular amino acid.

7.

_______ _______ occurs in the cell's nucleus resulting in making a new copy of DNA.

a)

DNA lysis

b)

DNA replication

c)

DNA decoding

d)

both lysis and decoding occured inn the nucleus to make a copy of DNA.

8.

________ _______ can be thought of as highly specialized scissors that cut a DNA molecule when it recognizes a specific sequence of bases.

a)

digestive enzymes

b)

histolic enzymes

c)

restriction enzymes

d)

none of the above is correct

9.

The molecule in the attached diagram is called:

a)

constructed DNA

b)

combined DNA

c)

recombinant DNA

d)

mutated DNA

10.

Refer to the figure, the process A called ______ , and the suspect number ____ is the criminal.

a)

gel electrophoresis / 1

b)

slicing DNA / 2

c)

DNA replication / 1

d)

gel electrophoresis / 2