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Unit 4 DNA Forensics Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Nucleotides are made up of a sugar, phosphate, and..?
a)
nitrogenous base
b)
nucleic acid
c)
cholesterol
d)
fatty acid
2.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
3.
Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA? (This is the MONOMER of DNA.) 
a)
amino acids
b)
nucleotides
c)
fatty acids
d)
polysaccharides
4.
The sugar in DNA is ?
a)
sucrose
b)
glucose
c)
deoxyribose
d)
fructose
5.

A method used to rapidly make multiple copies of a specific segment of DNA.

a)

PCR (Polymerse Chain Reaction)

b)

Electrophoresis

c)

DNA Probe

6.

Tandem repeats of short DNA sequences with varying numbers of repeats found among individuals.

a)

STR (Short Tandem Repeat)

b)

PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)

c)

VNTR (Variable number of Tandem Repeats)

7.

The molecular "scissors" used to CUT DNA are called

a)

restriction enzymes

b)

RFLP's

c)

STRs

d)

helicases

8.

Parts of the cell where DNA can be found: nucleus and

a)

ribosomes

b)

endoplasmic reticulum

c)

mitochondria

d)

golgi apparatus

9.

According to the dna evidence, which suspect left DNA at the crime scene?

a)

suspect 1

b)

suspect 2

c)

suspect 3

d)

none of the suspects

10.

The FBI database that stores DNA profiles

a)

CODIS

b)

AFIS

c)

STRATUS

d)

FEDDNA

11.

A section of DNA that codes for a specific trait.

a)

allele

b)

gene

c)

chromosome

d)

trascript

12.

In this DNA fingerprint, the _______ pieces travel the farthest. (blue)

a)

shortest

b)

longest

13.

DNA is ______ evidence.

a)

class

b)

individual

c)

transient

d)

conditional

14.

Alternate forms of a trait (the possibilities) are called

a)

alleles

b)

loci

c)

lysosomes

d)

chromosomes

15.

Tandem repeats of a short DNA sequence with varying numbers of repeats among individuals.

a)

STR (Short Tandem Repeats)

b)

VNTR (Variable Number of Tandem Repeats)

c)

DNA Fingerprinting