5.3b DNA replication Lab

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Dioxynucleic acid

• Deoxynucleotide acid

• Dioxoribonucleic acid

Which of the following is not one of the four bases of DNA?

• Adenine (A)

• Cytosine (C)

• Guanine (G)

• Phosphorus (P)

What is the backbone of the DNA ladder made of?

• Amino acids

• Sugar-phosphate

• Nucleotides

• Hydrogen bonds

What is a nucleotide composed of?

According to Chargaff's Rule, which base pairs with adenine (A)?

• Cytosine (C)

• Thymine (T)

• Guanine (G)

• Adenine (A)

What is the replication process of DNA known as where each of the two new DNA molecules contains one original and one new strand?

• Conservative Replication

• Semi-Conservative Replication

• Dispersive Replication

• Non-Conservative Replication

How often does a mistake occur in DNA replication, according to the text?

• One mistake per million base pairs

• One mistake per hundred million base pairs

• One mistake per billion base pairs

• One mistake per trillion base pairs

Which color is used to represent Adenine in the DNA model construction?

• Red

• Green

• Yellow

• Blue

What property of DNA is demonstrated by having to turn the template over to add the complementary bases?

• The double-helix structure

• The semi-conservative replication

• The anti-parallel property

• The base-pairing rules

What term is used to describe the replication of DNA chains, each made with half the original strand?

• Conservative replication

• Dispersive replication

• Semi-conservative replication

• Semi-dispersive replication