Life Science Quiz
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the main characteristics of living things?
Made of cells, reproduce, made of organic molecules, respond to stimuli, homeostasis, grow and develop
Made of inorganic molecules, do not reproduce, do not respond to stimuli, lack homeostasis, do not grow
Made of cells, reproduce, made of inorganic molecules, respond to stimuli, lack homeostasis, do not grow
Made of cells, do not reproduce, made of organic molecules, do not respond to stimuli, have homeostasis, grow and develop
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NGSS.MS-LS1-1
NGSS.MS-LS1-2
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who took the famous photograph known as Photo 51, which was critical in identifying the structure of DNA?
James Watson
Francis Crick
Maurice Wilkins
Rosalind Franklin
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a high school science project, Emma and Michael are tasked to build a model of DNA. They decide to base their project on the first successful model of DNA. Which scientists built this model using the information from Photo 51?
James Watson and Francis Crick
Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins
Linus Pauling and Rosalind Franklin
Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the acronym DNA stand for?
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Diatomic Natural Alloy
Dynamic Nucleic Acid
Dichotomous Natural Algorithm
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the components of a nucleotide as shown in the diagram?
Phosphate, pentose sugar, nitrogenous base
Phosphate, hexose sugar, amino acid
Phosphate, ribose sugar, nucleic acid
Phosphate, glucose, base
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which enzyme is responsible for "unzipping" the DNA during replication?
Polymerase
Ligase
Helicase
Nuclease
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the four nitrogenous bases of DNA?
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine
Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine
Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil
Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Ribose
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