
Exploring the Hershey-Chase Experiment and DNA Discovery

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Emma Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main question being debated by the scientific community in the 1940s and 50s?
The role of RNA in heredity
The function of proteins
The nature of the hereditary material
The structure of DNA
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who were the scientists that first suggested DNA might be the hereditary material in 1944?
Watson and Crick
Hershey and Chase
Avery, MacCleod, and McCarty
Franklin and Wilkins
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What organism did Hershey and Chase choose for their experiments?
E. coli
Fruit fly
Bacteriophage
Yeast
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the two main components of a virus?
RNA and lipid
DNA and protein
DNA and lipid
RNA and protein
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What radioactive tags did Hershey and Chase use to label DNA and protein?
Radioactive iron and calcium
Radioactive hydrogen and oxygen
Radioactive sulfur and phosphorus
Radioactive carbon and nitrogen
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the purpose of using a Waring blender in the Hershey-Chase experiment?
To separate the bacteria from the viruses
To centrifuge the samples
To mix the radioactive tags
To label the DNA
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Hershey and Chase find when they labeled the protein with radioactive sulfur?
The radioactivity was found in the new viruses
The radioactivity was found outside the bacteria
The radioactivity was found inside the bacteria
The radioactivity was found in the bacterial DNA
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