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Restriction Enzymes

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The recognition sites for restriction enzymes are :

a)

a).Tautomer

b)

b). Pallindrome

c)

c).Metamere

d)

d).Acronym

2.

Restriction Enzymes are isolated from :

a)

a).Protozoa

b)

b). Bacteria

c)

c).Virus

d)

d).Fungi

3.

Restriction Enzymes were primarily used as :

a)

a).Defence by Protozoa against antibiotics

b)

b).Tool by Virus to cleave Bacterial genome

c)

c)Defence by Bacteria against bacteriophages viruses

d)

d).All of the above

4.
In order to insert a human gene into plasmid, both must 
a)
code for the same gene product.
b)
be cut by the same restriction enzyme.
c)
originate from the same type of cell.
d)
have identical sequences.
5.
An organism in which foreign genes have been incorporated is called a:
a)
recombinant organism
b)
transgene recombinant
c)
polymorphism
d)
transgenic organism
6.
Restriction enzymes are used to ___ DNA.
a)
glue together
b)
cut
c)
reconnect
d)
exchange
7.
What is this
a)
plasmid
b)
recombinant bacterium
c)
recombinant DNA
d)
sticky ends
8.
One of the goals of the Human Genome Project is to
a)
increase the number of genes in the human genome
b)
map the location of only the most important genes on each chromosome
c)
clone the entire human genome in bacteria
d)
determine the nucleotide sequence of the entire human genome
9.
Organisms that contain genes from a different organism are called - 
a)
Transgenic
b)
Recombinant
c)
Cloned
d)
Restricted
10.

An enzyme that cut DNA molecules at a specific “recognition site” is called

a)

Restriction enzyme

b)

DNA polymerase

c)

RNA polymerase

d)

Taq polymerase

11.

If the target sequence or restriction site is 5'GCTTCG3', what is the complementary sequence read in the 3'-5' direction?

a)

CGAAGC

b)

GCTTCG

c)

CGUUCG

d)

GCUUCG

12.

What is a restriction enzyme?

a)

An enzyme that cuts DNA

b)

An enzyme that add to the DNA strand

c)

An enzyme that builds proteins

d)

An enzyme that breaks down lipids

13.

The unpaired nucleotides produced by the action of restriction enzymes are referred to as.....

a)

sticky end.

b)

base sequence.

c)

single strands.

d)

restriction fragments.

14.

Restriction Enzymes are isolated from....

a)

proteins

b)

bacteria

c)

viruses

d)

bacteriophages

15.

What is a palindrome?

a)

A sticky end resulting from a restriction enzyme

b)

A blunt end resulting from a restriction enzyme

c)

A sequence that reads the same forwards and backwards

d)

A sequence that is complementary to the other

16.

Which restriction enzymes from above make blunt cuts? (2)

a)

Alul

b)

HaeIII

c)

BamHI

d)

HindIII

e)

EcoRI

17.

Which restriction enzymes from above make sticky cuts? (3)

a)

Il

b)

HaeIII

c)

BamHI

d)

HindIII

e)

EcoRI

18.

How many fragments resulted from the cut above?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

19.
What enzyme forms covalent bonds between restriction fragments?
a)
DNA primase
b)
DNA helicase
c)
DNA ligase
d)
DNA polymerase
20.
Which of the following is an enzymatic protein that acts as DNA glue?
a)
plasmid
b)
restriction enzyme
c)
ligase
d)
protein expression