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Gen BIO: Week 12 DNA hwmk

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The enzyme that unzips or separates the DNA strands to prepare for replication

a)

helicase

b)

replicase

c)

polymerase

d)

synthase

2.

Which enzyme is responsible for adding nucleotides onto a growing DNA strand?

a)

helicase

b)

DNA Polymerase

c)

Ligase

d)

Primase

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 identical molecules, each with 1 original strand and one new.

4.

Which enzyme joins Okazaki fragments together on the lagging strand?

a)

Topoisomerase

b)

Helicase

c)

Polymerase

d)

Ligase

5.

If a strand of DNA reads: 3' A A A T T T C 5' The matching strand would read...

a)

5' T T T A A A G 3'

b)

3' T T T A A A G 5'

c)

5' A A A T T T C 3'

d)

3' U U U A A A G 5'

6.
In a molecule of double-stranded DNA, the amount of Adenine present is always equal to the amount of
a)
cytosine
b)
guanine
c)
thymine
d)
uracil
7.

Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?

a)

double helix

b)

contains ribose

c)

made of amino acids

d)

contains Uracil

8.

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

a)

A

b)

C

c)

B

d)

None of the above

9.
Which of the following is a base that is NOT contained in DNA?
a)
Adenine
b)
Thymine
c)
Uracil
d)
Guanine
10.
DNA is copied during
a)

Translation

b)

Transcription

c)

catabolism

d)

Replication

11.

In a molecule of DNA, what holds the two complementary strands of nucleotides together?

a)

phosphodiester bonds

b)

Hydrogen bonds

c)

nucleotide bonds

d)

Phosphate bonds

12.

Which ones are purines?

a)

Adenine and Guanine

b)

Adenine and Thymine

c)

Cytosine and Guanine

d)

Cytosine and Thymine

13.

Which of the following will pair with Adenine?

a)

Guanine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

14.

Which of the following will pair with Cytosine?

a)

Thymine

b)

Guanine

c)

Adenine

15.
What are the nucleotides made of?
a)
Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
b)
Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
c)
Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
d)
Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine
16.

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

a)

deoxyribose and adenine

b)

deoxyribose and a hydrogen bond

c)

sugar and the nucleus

d)

deoxyribose (sugar) and phosphate

17.
What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?
a)
the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases
b)
the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases
c)
the color of the nitrogen bases
d)
the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases
18.
This picture is illustrating the ____ nature of DNA.
a)
anti-parallel
b)
deoxyribosic
c)
helical
d)
radioactive
19.
If we think of DNA as a ladder, which parts are the steps of the ladder?
a)
the nitrogenous base pairs
b)
the phosphate-sugar backbone
c)
the genes
d)
the phospholipid bilayer
20.
Which sequence of complementary DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG?
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG