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DNA replecation

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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1.

The picture below shows an enzyme unwinding and unzipping DNA.

​What is the name of this enzyme?

a)

DNA Helicase

b)

DNA Ligase

c)

DNA polyermase

d)

RNA Polymerase

2.

You are given the DNA strand 5'ATGCTCAGCTGA3'. What is the corresponding DNA strand?

a)

5'UACGAGUCGACU3'

b)

5'TACGAGTCGACT3'

c)

3'UACGAGUCGACU5'

d)

3'TACGAGTCGACT5'

3.

Which is the role of DNA polymerase?

a)

Unwinds the original DNA strand

b)

Lays down RNA primer for new nucleotide bases.

c)

Builds new strands by bringing in new nucleotide bases.

d)

Remove Okazaki fragments for new nucleotides.

4.

Which letter in the picture below depicts the leading strand in DNA replication?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

None of the above

5.

Which letter in the picture below depicts the lagging strand in DNA replication?

a)

Letter A since it is copied from 5' to 3'

b)

Letter A since it is copied from 3' to 5'

c)

Letter B since it is copied from 3' to 5

d)

Letter B since it is copied from 5' to 3'

6.

Dr. Tanaka discovered a new virus. The virus has a single strand of a nucleic acid, but she does not know if it is DNA or RNA. After running tests, she concludes that it is DNA. Which of the following would lead her to that conclusion?

a)

it contains uracil

b)

it contains adenine

c)

it contains thymine

d)

it contains cytosine

7.

Which best explains why DNA replication in the human body is significant?

a)

it is needed for cell division

b)

it is necessary for protein synthesis

c)

it replaces any damaged DNA cells

d)

it produces RNA strands

8.

What aspect of the DNA molecule encodes hereditary information concerning an organism’s traits?

a)

the molecular mass

b)

the sequence of base pairs

c)

the distribution of electrical charges

d)

the folded three-dimensional shape

9.

Which part of a DNA molecule represents encoded information?

a)

phosphate

b)

sugar

c)

guanine

d)

hydrogen bond

10.

In living things, smaller substances are linked to make up larger substances. Which of the following correctly describes a larger substance made by linking smaller substances?

a)

Nucleotides are linked to make up DNA.

b)

Amino acids are linked to make up DNA.

c)

Proteins are linked to make up nucleotides.

d)

Nucleic acids are linked to make up proteins.

11.

The partly open/partly closed area where the replication is actively happening.

a)

Okazaki Fragments

b)

Leading Strand

c)

Lagging Strand

d)

Replication Fork

12.
DNA replication results in two DNA molecules,
a)
each one with two original strands
b)
each one with two new strands
c)
each one with one new strand and one original strand
d)
one with two new strands and the other with two original strands