A2 Biology (OCR)- The polymerase chain reaction

A short quiz on the procedure of PCR, and what it's used for.

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  • Created by: Hannah
  • Created on: 08-06-11 08:13
What is PCR used for?
duplicating short sequences of DNA
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What is a primer?
a short, single stranded sequence of DNA
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At the beginning of the procedure, the DNA sample is mixed with DNA _________
nucleotides and polymerase
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What is the optimum temperature for the enzyme DNA polymerase? (in degrees C)
72
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When heated to 95 degrees, the 2 original DNA strands:
separate from each other
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What might PCR be used for?
amplifying DNA for genetic profiling
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What is a primer?

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a short, single stranded sequence of DNA

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At the beginning of the procedure, the DNA sample is mixed with DNA _________

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What is the optimum temperature for the enzyme DNA polymerase? (in degrees C)

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Card 5

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When heated to 95 degrees, the 2 original DNA strands:

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LMFW

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Hey i'm unsure about question 1) and 8).

With 1) Surely "Duplicating genes" is also a correct response as a gene is a length of/section of DNA?

With 8) PCR is basically artificial DNA replication and so it's identical to DNA replication?

Other than that, great quiz :)

Fool

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I agree, 1 and 8 confused me a little too, but still a good quiz

Tovin

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80%. Good job on the test.

Vipul Aggarwal

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I didn't find it confusing until after reading the comments :P But got second place. so a good quiz!

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