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PBS 1.1.6 DNA and Biotech

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of the following best describes a DNA molecule?
a)
double helix
b)
contains ribose
c)
made of amino acids
d)
contains uracil
3.

Which of the following join together to form the rungs of DNA?

a)

amino acids

b)

nucleotides

c)

fatty acids

d)

polysaccharides

4.
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

5.
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
6.
Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?
a)
deoxyribose sugar and adenine
b)
deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond
c)
deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus
d)
deoxyribose sugar and phosphate
7.
The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?
a)
A DNA molecule
b)
A lipid molecule
c)
A carbohydrate molecule
d)
A protein molecule
8.
What are the three components of a nucleotide?
a)
sugar, hydrogen, nitrogen base
b)
sugar, oxygen, nitrogen base
c)
sugar, phosphate, nitrogen base
d)
sugar, phosphate, protein
9.
Identify #2.
a)
nitrogen base
b)
phosphate group
c)
deoxyribose sugar
d)
nucleotide
10.
X outlines a(n) ___________.
a)
amino acid
b)
nitrogen base 
c)
nucleotide
d)
nitrogen base pair
11.

What pictured here?.

a)

RNA

b)

Codon

c)

nucleotide

12.

The following choices is the correct pairing to DNA with ATGCCTGAT

a)

UACGTACTU

b)

UACGGACUA

c)

TACGGACT

d)

TACGGACTA

13.

The type of sugar found in DNA is

a)

Ribose sugar

b)

Deoxy sugar

c)

Deoxyribose

14.

A segment of DNA contains 45% of Thymine. How much Adenine should be present?

a)

55%

b)

5%

c)

45%

15.

Where is Uracil found?

a)

In DNA

b)

in UNA

c)

in RNA

16.

30% Cytosine is found in a strand of DNA. How much Thymine must there be in the same strand?

a)

20%

b)

30%

c)

40%

17.

If a strand of DNA contains 15% Guanine, then how much Cytosine is there?

a)

35%

b)

15%

c)

70%

18.

Which of the following choices is the correct base pairing for the following code? TTG ACG GTA?

a)

TTG ACG GTA

b)

AAC ACG CAT

c)

AAC TGC CAT

19.

Guanine makes up 20% of a strand of DNA. Which of the following choices make up 30% of the strand?

a)

Cytosine and Thymine

b)

Thymine and Guanine

c)

Both Thymine and Adenine

20.

What does a gene code for?

a)

DNA

b)

a protein

c)

A nitrogenous base

21.

What 3 parts of DNA make up a nucleotide?

a)

a base pair and a sugar

b)

A base pair and phosphate

c)

Phosphate, sugar and a single base

22.

During the Translation process,

a)

DNA codons are used to create mRNA

b)

A duplicate copy of DNA is made

c)

mRNA codons are used to create the amino acid chain.

23.

White blood cells and stomach cells

a)

Have the same DNA, and different genes are expressed (turned on)

b)

 Have the same DNA, and the same genes are expressed (turned on)

c)

Have different parts of DNA, so they are always turned on.

24.

In DNA, the A goes with which of the following?

a)

U

b)

C

c)

G

d)

T

25.

In DNA, the C goes with which of the following?

a)

T

b)

A

c)

G

d)

U

26.

In DNA, the Thymine goes with which of the following?

a)

Uracil

b)

Cytosine

c)

Guanine

d)

Adenine

27.

In RNA, the C goes with which of the following?

a)

Uracil

b)

Guanine

c)

Thymine

d)

Adenine

28.

What are we looking at?

a)

DNA segments that are separated by size

b)

Chromosomes

c)

Recessive genes

d)

Dominant genes

29.

In order to produce these fragments, DNA must first be cut. What is used to cut DNA?

(a)  

30.

What are some applications for this technology? Select all that apply.

a)

To compare DNA in forensic cases.

b)

Missing person cases.

c)

To show evolutionary relationships (how species are related)

d)

To locate genes of interest based on size.

31.

According to the gel electrophoresis results shown, which suspect committed the crime?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.

According to the gel electrophoresis results shown, which suspect committed the crime?

a)

Suspect 1

b)

Suspect 2

c)

Suspect 3

d)

not enough data to tell

33.

The genetic material of all living things

a)

genes

b)

chromosomes

c)

alleles

d)

DNA

34.

A method of amplifying (duplicating) small amounts of DNA evidence for use in investigation, testing, etc.

a)

STRs

b)

PCR

c)

Intron

d)

Exon

35.

Which of the following DNA fragment sizes would be closer to the bottom of the gel?

a)

250 bp

b)

500 bp

c)

750 bp

d)

1000 bp

36.

Which of the following best describes gel electrophoresis?

a)

a technique used to make many copies of a specific region of DNA

b)

a technique used to make many copies of the entire DNA sequence

c)

a technique used to separate DNA fragments based on size and visualize them

d)

a technique used to purify DNA

37.

Approximately how many base pairs (bp) would be in the DNA fragment visualized on the example gel below?

a)

200 bp

b)

300 bp

c)

500 bp

d)

1000 bp

38.

what is the another name for restriction enzymes

a)

endonucleases

b)

exonucleases

39.

what are endonucleases

a)

protein

b)

carbohydrate

40.

what does endonucleases do?

a)

Cut DNA at specific sites

b)

destroy DNA

41.

Blunt ended DNA means

a)

DNA with no single strands at end

b)

DNA with single strands at ends

42.

sticky ends means

a)

DNA WITH single strand at ends with complementary bases

b)

DNA with double strands

43.

EcoRI is what?

a)

Restriction enzyme from bacetria E. Coli

b)

E. coli bacteria

44.

the sequence of DNA where EcoRI acts is

a)

GGAATTCC

b)

GAATTC

45.

According to this gel, who is most likely the child of the dad?

a)

Child 1

b)

Child 2

c)

Both children are his.

d)

Neither child is his.

46.

True or False: You need to use a new tip with each new sample of DNA.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

The area on the gel where you load the DNA is called the ____.

a)

wells

b)

positive pole

c)

digestion site

d)

loading site

48.

The larger fragments of DNA will ...

a)

remain closer to the wells.

b)

travel towards the + pole of the gel.

c)

not move at all.

d)

travel farther than the smaller fragments.

49.

DNA has a _____ charge.

a)

positive

b)

negative

c)

neutral

d)

unknown

50.

The process that separates the cut fragments of DNA by their size and compares them is called ____.

a)

PCR

b)

digestion

c)

gel electrophoresis

d)

restriction enzymes

51.

If a restriction enzyme makes a cut that is straight up and down through the double strand of DNA, this is called creating ______ ends.

a)

sticky

b)

blunt

c)

straight

d)

organized

52.

If a restriction enzyme cuts the DNA 3 times, how many fragments (RFLPs) were made?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

53.

If a restriction enzyme cuts the DNA 3 times, how many recognition sites are there on this DNA?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

54.

The job of restriction enzymes is to ...

a)

copy the DNA.

b)

cut the DNA at specific locations.

c)

remove the DNA.

d)

organize the DNA.

55.

Restriction enzymes come from ...

a)

viruses

b)

bacteria

c)

plants

d)

animals

56.

The process of ______ is used to create more copies of a specific sequence of DNA.

a)

PCR

b)

Gel Electrophoresis

c)

Micropipetting

d)

Digestion

57.
Which of the following is a purine?
a)
Cytosine
b)
Thymine
c)
Adenine
58.
From the nucleotide on the right, which part is labeled 2?
a)
Sugar
b)
Phosphate
c)
Nitrogenous Base
d)
Phosphorous
59.

What base is the orange nucleotide?

a)

adenine

b)

cytosine

c)

guanine

d)

thymine

60.

Which two bases are pyrimidines?

a)

adenine and thymine

b)

adenine and guanine

c)

cytosine and guanine

d)

cytosine and thymine