Which Enzyme Removes the RNA Primer and Fills in the Gap

Question

Which enzyme removes the RNA primer and fills in the gap during DNA replication in bacteria?
A)DNA polymerase III
B)DNA polymerase I
C)primase
D)ligase
E)DNAase

Accepted Answer

DNA polymerase I has a 5' to 3' exonuclease activity that can remove the RNA primer and fill in the gap with DNA nucleotides.