Avery and DNA

Which 2 molecules form the sides (backbone) of the DNA ladder?

• deoxyribose sugar and adenine

• deoxyribose sugar and a hydrogen bond

• deoxyribose sugar and the nucleus

• deoxyribose sugar and phosphate

What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Denitrogenous acid

• Deribonucleic acid

• Diribonucleic acid

Who explained the Transforming Principle using DNA as agent of the disease

• Levene

• Franklin & Wilkins

• Avery, MacLeod & McCarthy

• Hershey & Chase

• Griffith

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated

• it's in everything

• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

• because we eat it every day for energy

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What determines the code, or information, of a DNA molecule?

• the shape (structure) of the nitrogen bases

• the order (sequence) of the nitrogen bases

• the color of the nitrogen bases

• the frequency (number) of nitrogen bases

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What does DNA do?

• a.  It carries genetic codes from parents to offspring.

• a.  It carries oxygen from the lungs to the body.

• a.  It tells you who you are.

• a.  It defines the organism.

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What is the shape of a DNA?

• Double Helix

• Base Pairing

• The shape of you

• Hydrogen Bonding

What was the main conclusion of Avery's experiment with DNA?

• DNA is the genetic material responsible for transformation.

• Proteins are the genetic material responsible for transformation.

• RNA is the genetic material responsible for transformation.

• Lipids are the genetic material responsible for transformation.

Which enzyme did Avery use to demonstrate that DNA is the transforming principle?

• Protease

• RNase

• DNase

• Lipase

In Avery's experiment, what was the effect of destroying DNA on the transformation process?

• Transformation was unaffected.

• Transformation was enhanced.

• Transformation was inhibited.

• Transformation was reversed.