Chapter 12
Biology Concepts and Applications · 6 exercises
Problem 1
Which is not a nucleotide base in DNA? a. adenine b. guanine a. adenine b. guanine e. cytosine f. All are in DNA.
4 step solution
Problem 2
What are the base-pairing rules for DNA? a. \(A-G, T-C\) b. \(A-C, T-G\) c. \(A-U, C-G\) d. \(A-T, G-C\)
3 step solution
Problem 3
One species' DNA differs from others in its ___. a. sugars b. phosphates c. base sequence d. all of the above
3 step solution
Problem 4
When DNA replication begins, ___. a. the two DNA strands unwind from each other b. the two DNA strands condense for base transfers c. two DNA molecules bond d. old strands move to find new strands
3 step solution
Problem 5
Show the complementary strand of DNA that forms on this template DNA fragment during replication: \(5^{\prime}-G G T T T C T T C A A G A G A-3^{\prime}\)
3 step solution
Problem 6
Match the terms appropriately. $$ \text { bacteriophage } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { a. nitrogen- containing base, sugar, phosphate group(s) } $$ $$ \text { clone } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { b. copy of an organism } $$ $$ \text { nucleotide } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { c. nucleotide base with one carbon ring } $$ $$ \text { purine } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { d. only DNA and protein } $$ $$ \text { DNA ligase } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { e. fills in gaps, seals breaks in a DNA strand } $$ $$ \text { DNA polymerase } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { f. nucleotide base with two carbon rings } $$ $$ \text { pyrimidine } \quad \quad\quad\quad\quad \text { g. adds nucleotides to a growing DNA strand } $$
7 step solution