Free
QCE
Notes
MENU
Home
Bio
Chem
Physics
English
Med
methods
QCE
Biology
DNA Manipulation Questions
Back to Topic Selection
Unit 3
Q&A: Plasma Membrane
Q&A: Nucleic Acids and Proteins
Q&A: Genes and Regulation
Q&A: Biochemical Pathways
Q&A: Photosynthesis
Q&A: Cellular Respiration
Q&A: Cell Signalling
Q&A: Responding to Antigens
Q&A: Immunity
Unit 4
Q&A: Mutations
Q&A: Genetic Makeup
Q&A: Biodiversity Overtime
Q&A: Relatedness
Q&A: Human Evolution
Q&A: DNA Manipulation
Q&A: Biotechnology and Society
Q&A: Biotechnology and Disease
Still need to revise the theory? Click here to go back!
Q1. What property does DNA have that enables it to be transferred from one species to another?
Mark Allocation: 1
Answer
Q2. Suggest why the use of restriction enzymes and gel electrophoresis may not be possible with a mutation
Mark Allocation: 1
Answer
Q3. Bacterial plasmids can be used in the cloning of foreign genes. Explain why plasmids can be used for this purpose.
Mark Allocation: 2
Answer
Q4. A DNA polymerase enzyme is involved in the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) process. Explain the role of the polymerase enzyme in PCR.
Mark Allocation: 1
Answer
Q5. Describe a characteristic of gel electrophoresis
Mark Allocation: 1
Answer
Q6. Explain why the DNA polymerase enzyme used is heat resistant
Mark Allocation: 2
Answer
Q7. Explain why the same restriction enzyme must be used to cut the fragments in preparing recombinant plasmids
Mark Allocation: 2
Answer
Q8. Describe the technique of gel electrophoresis and give a use of this technique
Mark Allocation: 2
Answer
Q9. Outline the method known as PCR that is used to amplify DNA
Mark Allocation: 3
Answer