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DNA Replication

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 44mins

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1.

Which of the following units are repeatedly joined together to form a strand of DNA?

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

fatty acids

d)

polysaccharides

2.

Which enzyme is responsible for 'gluing' Okazaki fragments together?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

Primase

c)

Ligase

d)

Helicase

3.

Which is the order of replication?

a)

3, 2, 1, 4

b)

2, 1, 4, 3

c)

2, 3, 1, 4

d)

3, 4, 1, 2

4.

The enzyme that attaches the complimentary base pairs to the original strand of DNA is called...

a)

helicase

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

replicase

d)

synthase

5.

The enzyme that 'unzips' the DNA to prepare for replication by breaking the hydrogen bonds is....

a)

helicase

b)

replicase

c)

polymerase

d)

synthase

6.

Nitrogenous bases are joined by which type of bond?

a)

polar bonds

b)

ionic bonds

c)

covalent bonds

d)

hydrogen bonds

7.

Why do we get Okazaki fragments?

a)

Because DNA polymerase can only be built in a 5' - 3' direction

b)

Because DNA polymerase can only be built in a 3' - 5' direction

c)

Because is it more efficient to build DNA in fragments

d)

Because the enzyme primase is limited

8.

Which enzyme is responsible for 'marking the spot' to start DNA replication?

a)

Helicase

b)

Primase

c)

Ligase

d)

DNA polymerase

9.

3' and 5' refer to...

a)

How effectively the helicase works

b)

What direction the nucleotides are pointing

c)

Where the RNA primer attaches

d)

Okazaki's famous experiment

10.

What which enzyme is represented by B?

a)

Ligase

b)

Primase

c)

DNA Polymerase

d)

Helicase

11.

What which enzyme is represented by A?

a)

Ligase

b)

Primase

c)

DNA Polymerase

d)

Helicase

12.

Which is the LAGGING strand D or E?

a)

D

b)

E

13.

Which is the LEADING strand D or C?

a)

D

b)

C

14.

In which direction does DNA polymerase build the new DNA strand?

a)

5' - 3'

b)

3' - 5'

c)

right to left

d)

left to right

e)

it depends if it is the lagging or leading strand

15.

Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand

CAT TCA CTG

a)

GTU UGT GUC

b)

GUA ACU GAC

c)

GTA AGT GAC

d)

GUA UCA CUG