Hershey and Chase Experiment Quiz

What year did the Hershey and Chase Experiment prove that DNA was the molecule of heredity?

• 1928

• 1944

• 1969

• 1952

Which biomolecule was believed to pass genetic information from parent to offspring before the Hershey and Chase Experiment?

• Proteins

• Nucleic acids

• Lipids

• Carbohydrates

What was the name of the mysterious substance that Frederick Griffith discovered in his experiment involving mice and pneumococcus bacteria?

• Transformation principle

• Protein coat

• Genetic material

• Nucleic acid shell

What did Avery, MacLeod and McCarty find the mysterious substance to be most chemically similar to?

• DNA

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Proteins

What did Hershey and Chase use to prove whether the molecule of heredity was protein or DNA?

• Virus

• Fungi

• Bacteria

• Parasite

What did Hershey and Chase replace the sulfur in proteins with to track its activity in the experiment?

• Nitrogen

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• Sulfur 35

What did Hershey and Chase replace the phosphorus in nucleic acids with to track its activity in the experiment?

• Carbon

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Phosphorus 32

What did Hershey and Chase use to shake off the empty protein shell from the outside of the e coli cells?

• Whisk

• Hand mixer

• Magnetic stirrer

• High speed blender

What did Hershey and Chase measure to see where the radioactivity had ended up in the experiment?

• Level of radioactivity

• Volume

• Pressure

• Temperature

What did the experiment results of Hershey and Chase indicate about the molecule of inheritance?

• Proteins were the molecule of inheritance

• Nucleic acids were the molecule of inheritance

• Carbohydrates were the molecule of inheritance

• Lipids were the molecule of inheritance