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Chapter 16 Molecular Basis For Inheritance

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

DNA segments come from ...

a)

Nitrogenous Base

b)

Unduplicated Chromosomes

c)

Sugar Phosphates

d)

Complementary Pairs

2.

True Or False:

Each gene is a unit of heredity information consisting of a specific DNA sequence

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Structure of DNA Consists of: Select all that apply

a)

Nitrogenous Base

b)

Fatty Acids

c)

Deoxyribose

d)

Lipids

e)

Phosphate

4.

Stands of DNA are:

a)

Straight

b)

Parallel

c)

Antiparallel

d)

criss-crossed

5.

Strands of DNA are always in the ----- Direction

a)

7' to 5'

and

5' to 7'

b)

5' to 3'

and

3' to 5'

c)

5' to 2'

and

2' to 5'

d)

4' to 3'

and

3' to 4'

6.

You can only add to the bottom of ----

a)

5'

b)

3'

7.

A pairs with G and T pairs with C

True or False?

a)

False

b)

True

8.

A pairs with (T and U) and G pairs with C

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What are Bases held together by?

a)

Deoxyribose

b)

Water Molecules

c)

Phosphate

d)

Hydrogen Bonds

10.

Two Strands are:

a)

Complementary

b)

Decomplementary

c)

Halfed

d)

Duplicates

11.

During Replication, the parent molecule winds up and a new daughter strand is built using base pairing rules.

True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

True or false:

In a semiconservative model, each daughter molecule will have one old strand from a parent molecule and one newly made strand

a)

True

b)

False

13.

What are the three stages of DNA replication

a)

Unwinding, Priming, and Synthesizing

b)

Stretching, Conditioning, and Minimizing

c)

Separation,

Prepping, and Fusing

d)

Categorizing, Synthesizing, Fusing

14.

Unwinding:

a)

Unwinds the DNA strands

b)

Preps single-stranded DNA

c)

Exposes base pairs

d)

Adds complementary bases

15.

Priming:

a)

Prep single-stranded DNA for replicating enzymes

b)

Add complementary bases to create exact copy

c)

Primes the base pairs

d)

Expose base pairs

16.

Synthesizing

a)

Synthesize the sugar phosphate backbone

b)

Add complementary bases to create exact copy

c)

Expose base pairs

d)

Prep single-stranded DNA for replicating enzymes

17.

DNA Strands are Separated, opening up a(n) :

a)

Enzyme

b)

Replication fork

c)

Replication bubble

d)

Replication tube

18.

Replication proceeds in both directions using :

a)

Replication Forks

b)

Replication Bubbles

c)

Replication Coils

d)

Topoisomerase

19.

DNA Replication involves:

a)

Direction base pairing, exposing base pairs and cutting of DNA strands

b)

Complementary base pairing of opposing strands, DNA nucleotides, and exposing base pairs

c)

DNA strand winding in the complementary direction, replication forks, replication spoons

d)

Short stretch of specific DNA nucleotides, replication forks, and replication bubbles

20.

Eukaryotes use Multiple --- and --- for each linear chromosome

a)

ITRs and Bubbles

b)

ORIs and Bubbles

c)

PIDs and Bubbles

d)

WORs and Bubbles

21.

What are the three major enzymes/proteins required for DNA Replication (Specifically Unwinding)

a)

Helicase, Single-stranded binding, and Topoisomerase

b)

DNA Ligase, Helicase, DNA Primase

c)

Polymerase I, Polymerase II, and Primase

d)

Topoisomerase, Polymerase I, and Polymerase II

22.

Topoisomerase:

a)

Creates new DNA

b)

prevents re-pairing

c)

Relieves strain, breaks, swivels, and rejoins DNA strands

d)

Untwists the double helix at the replication fork

23.

Single-stranded binding proteins:

a)

Untwists and binds to the double helix on the replication fork

b)

Binds to and stabilizes single-stranded DNA and prevents repairing

c)

Repairs DNA and prevents binding to single-stranded DNA

d)

Relieves strain on the binding section of DNA

24.

Topoisomerase:

a)

Tops off the DNA strands with RNA primase and rejoins the DNA strands

b)

Relieves strain, and breaks, swivels, and rejoins DNA strands

c)

Relieves parental strands, and binds to Helicase

d)

Rides the replication form trail and joins DNA strands