DNA Notes

DNA Notes

Multiple Choice

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Denitrogenous acid

• Deribonucleic acid

• Diribonucleic acid

Multiple Choice

What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Multiple Choice

By using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase were able to conclude that _____ is the carrier of genetic information.

• DNA

• Protein

• Carbohydrate

• Lipid

Multiple Choice

From his work with mice and pneumonia-causing bacteria, Frederick Griffith discovered what?

• Replication

• Transcription

• Transformation

• Translation

Multiple Choice

The work of scientists including Griffin, Avery, Hershey & Chase helped us to determine the __ are responsible for carrying genetic material.

• Amino Acids

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

• Carbohydrates

Multiple Choice

What was Watson and Crick's main scientific accomplishment?

• Building the first accurate model of DNA
• Isolating strains of pneumonia causing bacteria
• Determining base pairing rules
• Discovering the process of genetic transformation

Multiple Choice

Rosalind Franklin's "Photo 51" allowed Watson and Crick to determine the ___ of DNA.

• Shape
• Backbone
• Nitrogen bases
• Hydrogen bonds

Multiple Choice

Who was responsible for the model shown?

• Oswald Avery

• Watson and Crick

• Erwin Chargaff

• Rosalind Franklin

Multiple Choice

Who is responsible for producing this image?

• Francis Crick

• James Watson

• Rosalind Franklin

• Watson and Crick

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the twisting shape of the DNA molecule?

• Deep Nitrogen Atom

• Turning Ladder

• Twisted Strands of Life

• Double Helix

Multiple Choice

What were James Watson and Francis Crick most known for

• Discovering a cure for cancer

• Discovering the structure of the DNA molecule

• Discovering how atoms bond into molecules

• Discovering the constant speed of light

Multiple Choice

The work of Erwin Chargaff allowed Watson and Crick to determine the rules of.......

• protein synthesis

• transcription

• hydrogen bonding

• nitrogen base pairing

Multiple Choice

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Multiple Choice

Guanine bonds with ______________.

• Adenine

• Guanine

• Cytosine

• Thymine