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DNA Replication

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

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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.

In what phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication take place?

a)

G1

b)

S

c)

G2

d)

Prophase

3.

The process of DNA replication is called semi conservative because it results in

a)

none of these

b)

Two DNA molecules.  One original molecule and one with two new strands

c)

two exact copies with new strands

d)

two DNA molecules, each with 1 original strand and one new.

4.

Why does DNA replicate?

a)

To create a duplicate copy in case the original gets damaged

b)

New cells will have a copy of the DNA

c)

To create a new copy to replace the damaged original

5.

Nitrogen bases are joined by which type of bond?

a)

polar bonds

b)

hydrogen bonds

c)

phosphate bonds

d)

deoxyribose bonds

6.

Adenine bonds with _____

a)

Cytosine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

7.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

d)

because we eat it every day for energy

8.

Cytosine bonds with ____

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

Uracil

9.

What does DNA stand for?

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Denitrogenous acid

c)

Deribonucleic acid

d)

Diribonucleic acid

10.

What is needed for DNA replication to unzip at the hydrogen bonds?

a)

phosphates

b)

enzymes

c)

deoxyribose (sugar)

d)

hydrogen

11.

What is a mutation?

a)

Adenine

b)

a change/mistake in DNA

c)

a copy of the original DNA

d)

Guanine

12.

What causes mutations?

a)

the environment

b)

random assortment

c)

chemicals

d)

independent assortment

13.

This is an example of -

THE DOG HID THE TOY (ORIGINAL)

THE DOH IDT HET OY? (NEW)

a)

addition

b)

substitution

c)

deletion

14.

This is an example of -

THE DOG HID THE TOY (ORIGINAL)

THE DOG SHI DTH ETO Y??

a)

addition

b)

deletion

c)

substitution

15.

This is an example of -

THE DOG HID THE TOY (ORIGINAL)

THE DOG HIM THE TOY (NEW)

a)

addition

b)

deletion

c)

substitution

16.

Frameshift mutations result from -

a)

additions

b)

substitutions

c)

deletions

d)

all of these

17.

Point mutations result from -

a)

none of these

b)

substitutions

c)

additions

d)

deletions