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DNA Replication

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What is the first thing that DNA has to do before it can be replicated?

a)

Get tightly wound

b)

Get unzipped by helicase

c)

Nothing, it is ready to go

d)

Get unzipped by DNA Polymerase

2.

What does DNA Polymerase do during DNA replication?

a)

Adds new nucleotides according to the base pairing rules

b)

Adds new nucleotides that are identical to the strand

c)

Adds new sugars and phosphates only

d)

Splits apart the DNA so that helicase can continue adding bases

3.

What are the 3 components of a Nucleotide in DNA?

a)

Deoxyribose Sugar

b)

Ribose Sugar

c)

Phosphate Group

d)

Nitrogenous Base

4.

What holds the 2 strands of DNA together?

a)

Nitrogen Bonds

b)

Oxygen Bonds

c)

Carbon Bonds

d)

Hydrogen Bonds

5.

Why is DNA replication considered semi-conservative?

a)

Because each new molecule of DNA has 2 new strands

b)

Because each new molecule of DNA has 2 old strands

c)

Because each new molecule of DNA has one old and one new strand

d)

Because each new molecule is only halfway completed

6.

In DNA, which of the base pairings are correct?

a)

AG and CT

b)

AT and GC

c)

AU and GC

d)

AG and UC

7.

The following is a template strand of DNA, what is the complementary strand?


ACT GCC ATC GAC

a)

ACT GCC ATC GAC

b)

ACU GCC AUC GAC

c)

TGA CGG TAG CTG

d)

UGA CGG UAG CTG

8.

Which of the following is not true about RNA?

a)

It is double stranded

b)

It has ribose sugar

c)

It uses Uracil instead of Thymine

d)

It can make a double helix shape

9.

What is the enzyme used during transcription?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

Helicase

c)

Transcriptionase

d)

RNA polymerase

10.

The following is a template strand of DNA, what is the mRNA transcript?


ACT GCC ATC GAC

a)

TGU CGG TUG CTG

b)

ACU GCC AUC GAC

c)

TGA CGG TAG CTG

d)

UGA CGG UAG CTG