Consider the following statements regarding DNA replication and choose the correct answer:
1. The very first requirement of DNA synthesis is the presence of a template or plan along which the new strand is to be constructed
2. The second requirement is of a DNA-dependent-DNA polymerase or simply DNA polymerase enzyme
3. A DNA Pol cannot join two free nucleotides; one of them must be anchored by hydrogen bonds to a DNA strand
4. Replication takes place bidirectionally

A. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true

B. Only 2 and 4 are true

C. Oniy 2, 3 and 4 are true

D. Only 1 and 2 are true

Answer: Option A