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History, Function and Structure of DNA! Chapter #13

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

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1.

DNA is a directional molecule. The end with the red circle is the

a)

5' end.

b)

3' end.

c)

phosphate end.

d)

sugar end.

2.

Is structure X a purine or a pyrimidine?

a)

Purine

b)

Pyrimidine

3.

Is structure W a purine or a pyrimidine?

a)

Purine

b)

Pyrimidine

4.

What is structure Z?

a)

Nitrogen Base

b)

Sugar

c)

Phosphate

d)

Hydrogen Bond

5.

What is structure Y?

a)

Nitogenous Base

b)

Sugar

c)

Phosphate

d)

Hydrogen Bond

6.

What type of bonds occur between structures W and X?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Covalent Bonds

c)

Ionic Bonds

d)

Phosphodiester Bonds

7.

What type of bond occurs between Z of one nucleotide and structure Y of the next?

a)

Hydrogen Bonds

b)

Covalent Bonds

c)

Ionic Bonds

d)

Van der Waals Forces

8.

Based on the length of the base labeled X and the number of bonds it shares with W, what is the name of this base?

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

9.

Because the two strands of DNA run in opposite directions, we say that they are

a)

semi-conservative

b)

anti-parallel

c)

double helix

d)

replicating

10.

Letter d represents the beginning of the area of the original DNA molecule that has been unzipped to allow for replication. It is known as the

a)

okazaki fragment

b)

leading strand

c)

lagging strand

d)

replication fork

11.

Letter e represents the ________________________, of which both new molecules are an identical copy.

a)

DNA

b)

Okazaki Fragment

c)

Enzyme

d)

RNA

12.

Letter c represents the leading or lagging strand?

a)

Leading

b)

Lagging

13.

The direction in which DNA is replicated is ...

a)

3' to 5'

b)

5' to 3'

c)

Right to Left

d)

Left to Right

14.

Letter a is considered to be the _______________________ strand, because it is the pattern for the complementary strand.

a)

stencil

b)

pattern

c)

template

d)

example

15.

In Griffith’s bacterial transformation experiments

a)

Harmless bacteria are infected by viruses.

b)

Harmful bacteria are infected by viruses

c)

Harmless bacteria change into harmful bacteria.

d)

Harmful bacteria change into harmless bacteria.

16.

What did Avery conclude caused transformation?

a)

A lipid was the transforming factor.

b)

DNA was the transforming factor.

c)

A carbohydrate was the transforming factor.

d)

A protein was the transforming factor.

17.

What is inside a bacteriophage?

a)

Carbohydrate

b)

Protein

c)

Nucleic Acid

d)

Lipid

18.

What do bacteriophages infect?

a)

Bacteria

b)

Viruses

c)

Humans

d)

Mice

19.

Which of the following could make up one nucleotide found in DNA?

a)

Deoxyribose + phosphate group + polymerase

b)

Deoxyribose + phosphate group + cytosine

c)

Cytosine+ phosphate group + guanine

d)

Adenine + phosphate group + thymine

20.

What did Rosalind Franklin contribute to the effort to identify the structure of DNA?

a)

Models of cardboard and wire showing the shape of DNA

b)

X-ray diffraction photos of the DNA molecule

c)

Radioactive evidence that DNA carried the genetic code

d)

The ratios of the two sets of nucleotide pairs in DNA

21.

In eukaryotes, DNA

a)

floats freely in the cytoplasm.

b)

Is located in the nucleus.

c)

is circular.

d)

is located in the ribosomes.

22.

DNA is copied during a process called

a)

Transformation.

b)

Transcription.

c)

Translation.

d)

Replication.

23.

Based on the semi-conservative model of DNA replication, replication results in two DNA molecules....

a)

One with two new strands and the other with two original strands.

b)

Each with one new strand and one original strand.

c)

Each with two original strands.

d)

Each with two new strands.

24.

1. Figure 12-1 shows the results of measuring the percentages of the four bases in the DNA of three organisms. Some of the values are missing. Based on Chargaff’s rule, the percentages of Guanine bases in the Bacterium DNA should be around...

a)

13.4 %

b)

26.8%

c)

73.2%

d)

36.6%

25.

A CHROMOSOME is represented by the letter...

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

26.

The structure labeled C is the ...

a)

Chromosome

b)

Double Helix

c)

Supercoil

d)

Nucleosome

27.

The NUCLEOSOME is represented by the letter...

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

28.

The letter A represents the ....

a)

Chromosome

b)

Double Helix

c)

Nucleosome

d)

Supercoil