WorksheetsDNA: Part 1 (OLD)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
Which scientist discovered transformation?
Frederick Griffith
Oswald Avery
Alfred Hershey
Martha Chase
Which strain of bacteria caused pneumonia in Griffith's experiments?
S-strain
R-strain
T-strain
B-strain
Which strain of bacteria was harmless in Griffith's experiments?
S-strain
R-strain
T-strain
B-strain
When the mixture of heat-killed S-strain and R-strain bacteria was injected into the mice, what happened?
The mice died
The mice remained healthy
The mice changed colors
The mice got mean
What is transformation?
The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a gene or genes from another strain of bacteria
The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a carbohydrate or carbohydrates from another strain of bacteria
The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a protein or proteins from another strain of bacteria
The process in which one strain of bacteria is changed by a lipid or lipids from another strain of bacteria
Who determined that DNA was the transforming factor in Griffith's experiments?
Frederick Griffith
Rosalind Franklin
Alfred Chase
Oswald Avery
What is a virus?
A tiny, living particle that can infect living cells
A large, living particle that can infect living cells
A tiny, nonliving particle that can infect living cells
A large, nonliving particle that can infect living cells
What is the type of virus that infects bacteria?
Invader virus
Virobacteria
Bacteriovirus
Bacteriophage
What part of the virus enters inside the bacteria?
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Proteins
DNA
What is the function of bacteriophage genes?
Produce more proteins
Produce new bacteriophages
Produce more healthy bacteria
Cause pneumonia
Which scientists concluded that the genetic material inside of the bacteriophage was DNA and not protein.
James Watson and Francis Crick
Frederick Griffith and Oswald Avery
Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
Rosalind Franklin and Erwin Chargaff
What are the main functions of DNA? Select all that apply.
Store information
Copy information
Transmit information
Create information
