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DNA: Part 1 (OLD)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist discovered transformation?

a)

Frederick Griffith

b)

Oswald Avery

c)

Alfred Hershey

d)

Martha Chase

2.

Which strain of bacteria caused pneumonia in Griffith's experiments?

a)

S-strain

b)

R-strain

c)

T-strain

d)

B-strain

3.

Which strain of bacteria was harmless in Griffith's experiments?

a)

S-strain

b)

R-strain

c)

T-strain

d)

B-strain

4.

When the mixture of heat-killed S-strain and R-strain bacteria was injected into the mice, what happened?

a)

The mice died

b)

The mice remained healthy

c)

The mice changed colors

d)

The mice got mean

5.

What is transformation?

a)

The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria

b)

The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a carbohydrate or carbohydrates from another strain of bacteria

c)

The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a protein or proteins from another strain of bacteria

d)

The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a lipid or lipids from another strain of bacteria

6.

Who determined that DNA was the transforming factor in Griffith's experiments?

a)

Frederick Griffith

b)

Rosalind Franklin

c)

Alfred Chase

d)

Oswald Avery

7.

What is a virus?

a)

A tiny, living particle that can infect living cells

b)

A large, living particle that can infect living cells

c)

A tiny, nonliving particle that can infect living cells

d)

A large, nonliving particle that can infect living cells

8.

What is the type of virus that infects bacteria?

a)

Invader virus

b)

Virobacteria

c)

Bacteriovirus

d)

Bacteriophage

9.

What part of the virus enters inside the bacteria?

a)

Carbohydrates

b)

Lipids

c)

Proteins

d)

DNA

10.

What is the function of bacteriophage genes?

a)

Produce more proteins

b)

Produce new bacteriophages

c)

Produce more healthy bacteria

d)

Cause pneumonia

11.

Which scientists concluded that the genetic material inside of the bacteriophage was DNA and not protein.

a)

James Watson and Francis Crick

b)

Frederick Griffith and Oswald Avery

c)

Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase

d)

Rosalind Franklin and Erwin Chargaff

12.

What are the main functions of DNA? Select all that apply.

a)

Store information

b)

Copy information

c)

Transmit information

d)

Create information