wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

8.3 DNA Replication

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process that makes an exact copy of a cell’s DNA is called

a)

conservation.

b)

preservation.

c)

replication.

d)

synthesis.

2.

What are the main functions of DNA polymerase?

a)

breaks hydrogen bonds and exposes bases

b)

holds DNA strands apart and attracts bases

c)

zips and unzips the double-stranded DNA

d)

binds nucleotides and corrects base pair errors

3.

What are the main functions of helicase?

a)

breaks hydrogen bonds and exposes bases

b)

holds DNA strands apart and attracts bases

c)

forms hydrogen bonds to make double-stranded DNA

d)

binds nucleotides and corrects base pair errors

4.

What are the main functions of single stranded binding proteins?

a)

breaks hydrogen bonds and exposes bases

b)

holds DNA strands apart

c)

forms hydrogen bonds to make double-stranded DNA

d)

binds nucleotides and corrects base pair errors

5.

Which of the following events occurs directly after a DNA molecule is unzipped?

a)

Mismatched nucleotide bases are identified and replaced.

b)

Free-floating nucleotides pair up with exposed bases.

c)

Identical double-stranded DNA molecules are formed.

d)

Enzymes break hydrogen bonds between base pairs.

6.

The process of making new DNA molecules is semiconservative. This means that every new DNA molecule is composed of

a)

two completely identical strands of DNA.

b)

one original and one new strand of DNA.

c)

one strand of DNA and one strand of RNA.

d)

two strands that mix original and new DNA

7.

When new DNA molecules are formed, almost all errors are detected and fixed by

a)

the correct nucleotide.

b)

the sugar-phosphate backbone.

c)

DNA polymerase.

d)

one DNA strand.

8.

Figure 8.1 shows a single strand of DNA. Choose the first three nucleotides of the other DNA strand.

a)

GGT

b)

CCT

c)

GGC

d)

TTA

9.

In humans, where does DNA replication take place?

a)

cytoplasm

b)

ribosome

c)

nucleus

d)

vacuole

10.

When does replication occur?

a)

during the cell’s S phase

b)

when nucleotides float in the nucleus

c)

during the cell’s M phase

d)

when tRNA unzips DNA

11.
Okazaki fragments form on the:
a)
lagging strand
b)
leading strand
c)
base-pairs
d)
5' end
12.

Which of the following enzymes is responsible for joining the Okazaki fragments?

a)

DNA polymerase

b)

Helicase

c)

Primase

d)

Ligase

13.
The enzyme that unzips the DNA to prepare for replication
a)
helicase
b)

primase

c)

DNA polymerase

d)

ligase

14.
A scientist observes a base sequence of AGCTAGCTAGCT.  Which of the following would be the complimentary strand?
a)
TGCATGCATGCA
b)
TCGATCGATCGA
c)
TAGCTAGCTAGC
d)
TTAAGGCCTTCC
15.

Site where replication begins

a)

Polymerase action site

b)

Replication fork

c)

Replication Origin

d)

In the front