How these women changed science forever

Who was the first woman to receive a Nobel Prize in Physics?

• Rosalind Franklin

• Marie Curie

• Barbara McClintock

• Lisa Meitner

What element did Lisa Meitner discover along with Otto Hahn?

• Radon

• Uranium

• Protactinium

• Polonium

What term did Lisa Meitner coin?

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Chain reaction

• Decay

What did Barbara McClintock discover while studying changes in corn grains?

• The theory of evolution

• Mendelian inheritance

• The mobility of genetic information

• The structure of DNA

Who is known for the discovery of the double helix structure of DNA?

• Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

• Albert Einstein and Lisa Meitner

• Barbara McClintock and Jane Goodall

• James Watson and Francis Crick

What contribution did Rosalind Franklin make to the discovery of DNA?

• Her X-ray diffraction photographs

• Her work on nuclear fission

• Her research on inheritance

• Her study of chimpanzees

What discovery did Jane Goodall make about chimpanzees?

• They have no emotions

• They use tools

• They can talk

• They are herbivores

What organization did Jane Goodall found?

• Wildlife Foundation

• Chimpanzee Conservation

• Jane Goodall Institute

• Primate Research Institute

What aspect of chimpanzees was considered a great breakthrough by Jane Goodall?

• Their social life

• Their ability to communicate

• Their use of tools

• Their hunting capacity