Unit 6 - Big Idea #1 - DNA Scientists and Basics

The full name of DNA is:

• double nucleotide acid

• ribonucleic acid

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• doubled nucleic acid

Nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA are made of smaller monomers ("building blocks") called:

• monosaccharides

• fatty acids

• amino acids

• nucleotides

By eliminating each part of a bacterial cell one at a time, Oswald Avery's lab found that ____ is what causes bacteria to transform.

• sugar

• fat

• protein

• DNA

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Hershey and Chase used viruses to find out that DNA is the genetic material, NOT:

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids

When the DNA from one organism is used to change the traits of another, this is called:

• transcription

• translation

• replication

• transformation

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Where is DNA found in a eukaryotic cell?

• ribosomes

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• endoplasmic reticulum

Discovered that non-deadly bacteria could undergo transformation and become deadly when exposed to other bacteria.

• Griffith

• Avery

• Hershey and Chase

• Watson and Crick

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Used viruses (which are made of only protein and DNA) to figure out that DNA is the genetic material, not protein.

• Griffith

• Avery

• Hershey and Chase

• Watson and Crick

Used the process of elimination to figure out that it was DNA (not carbs, protein, or lipids) that was causing bacteria to transform.

• Griffith

• Avery

• Hershey and Chase

• Watson and Crick

The genetic material is:

• carbohydrates

• lipids

• proteins

• nucleic acids