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DNA Replication/Transcription/Translation Quiz
1) Semiconservative DNA replication means that
A) each daughter DNA molecule is composed of one original strand and one new strand.
B) nucleotides are constantly being recycled as cells make DNA.
C) the cell can proofread its newly synthesized DNA only part of the time.
D) each strand of a double-stranded DNA molecule is replicated differently
2) DNA helicases
A) break hydrogen bonds between complementary nucleotides.
B) synthesize short DNA molecules important for the function of DNA polymerase.
C) seal gaps between DNA fragments.
D) proofread DNA molecules.
3) An enzyme that copies DNA to make another molecule of DNA is
A) RNA polymerase.
C) DNA helicase.
B) DNA ligase.
D) DNA polymerase.
Label the diagram below with the following terms: (not all terms are used).
A. mRNA
B. Promoter
7) The process shown in the diagram above is
A) DNA replication
B) Transcription
C. Terminator
C) Translation
D) Transformation
8) The process where mRNA is read to form proteins is known as
A) Translation
C) Replication
B) Transcription
D) Transformation
D. RNA Polymerase
Match the term to the proper structure (all answers are used once).
A) Leading strand
B) Lagging strand
C) DNA Polymerase I
D) DNA Polymerase III
E) Helicase
14) After two DNA replications, what fraction of DNA is NOT from the original parental strand?
A) 1/2
C) 1/8
B) 1/4
D)3/4
15) The transfer RNA anticodon for the codon AUG is
A) TAC
C) AUG
B) UAC
D) ATG
16) Which sequence of DNA produces a codon on an mRNA molecule that will allow the amino acid arginine to be
incorporated into a protein?
A) C-G-A
B) G-C-T
C) C-G-U
D) G-C-U
Match the numbers to the description by using the diagram above. Not all answers are used!
A) 1
17)
18)
19)
20)
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
E) 5
______ This structure contains a small subunit and a large subunit. It links together amino acids.
______ This molecule transfers amino acids and has anticodons
______ This molecule carries a message from the nucleus to the cytoplasm
_____ These are the monomers that make up proteins