Question 1
Replication occurs at a ___________
The DNA double helix is separated into single strands by the enzyme ________.
Short segments of RNA are synthesized, called ________.
Newly-exposed, unreplicated DNA is protected by _________.
The enzyme that synthesizes the short segments of RNA is called a ________.
New DNA is synthesized in the _________ direction.
The enzyme that catalyzes new DNA synthesis is __________.
Fragments of discontinuous DNA synthesis are called __________
Gaps in the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA are closed by ________
CORRECT ANSWER
1. Replication fork
2. DNA helicase
3. RNA Primers
4. binding proteins
5. primase
6. 5' to 3'
7. DNA polymerase
8. Okazaki Fragments
9. DNA Ligase
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, Question 2
A(n) _____ carries a specific amino acid to a ribosome, where the amino acid bonds to
another.
CORRECT ANSWER
tRNA
Question 3
Identify the components of DNA by dragging and dropping the labels to the correct
locations on the figure.
CORRECT ANSWER
Left from top to bottom: 5' end, Pyramidine, Covalent Bond
Right side from top to bottom: 3' end, Purine, Deoxyribose sugar, Hydrogen Bond
Question 4
Hydrogen bonds are not as strong as ionic or covalent bonds, but they are able to hold the
DNA double helix together because
CORRECT ANSWER
there are so many of them
Question 5
In transcription, the promoter is
CORRECT ANSWER
A DNA sequence that RNA polymerase binds.
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Replication occurs at a ___________
The DNA double helix is separated into single strands by the enzyme ________.
Short segments of RNA are synthesized, called ________.
Newly-exposed, unreplicated DNA is protected by _________.
The enzyme that synthesizes the short segments of RNA is called a ________.
New DNA is synthesized in the _________ direction.
The enzyme that catalyzes new DNA synthesis is __________.
Fragments of discontinuous DNA synthesis are called __________
Gaps in the sugar-phosphate backbone of DNA are closed by ________
CORRECT ANSWER
1. Replication fork
2. DNA helicase
3. RNA Primers
4. binding proteins
5. primase
6. 5' to 3'
7. DNA polymerase
8. Okazaki Fragments
9. DNA Ligase
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, Question 2
A(n) _____ carries a specific amino acid to a ribosome, where the amino acid bonds to
another.
CORRECT ANSWER
tRNA
Question 3
Identify the components of DNA by dragging and dropping the labels to the correct
locations on the figure.
CORRECT ANSWER
Left from top to bottom: 5' end, Pyramidine, Covalent Bond
Right side from top to bottom: 3' end, Purine, Deoxyribose sugar, Hydrogen Bond
Question 4
Hydrogen bonds are not as strong as ionic or covalent bonds, but they are able to hold the
DNA double helix together because
CORRECT ANSWER
there are so many of them
Question 5
In transcription, the promoter is
CORRECT ANSWER
A DNA sequence that RNA polymerase binds.
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