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Chap. 12.1 Quiz Review (DNA and Discovery of Genetic Material)

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
2.
Adenine bonds with ______________.
a)
Guanine
b)
Thymine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Adenine
3.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
4.
Why is DNA important?
a)
it is very small and very complicated
b)
it's in everything
c)
it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
d)
because we eat it every day for energy
5.
Which organelle is DNA usually found in?
a)
cell membrane
b)
vacuole
c)
chloroplast
d)
nucleus
6.

What is the name of this image

a)

ID 51

b)

Series 51

c)

Franklin's Photograph

d)

Photo 51

7.
Who is responsible for producing this image?
a)
Francis Crick
b)
James Watson
c)
Rosalind Franklin
d)
Watson and Crick
8.
How did Rosalind Franklin's photo 51 affect the work of Watson and Crick?
a)
It was used to determine the physical structure of DNA
b)
It was used to identify the four bases that make up DNA
c)
It was used to determine the theory of independent assortment
d)
It was used to show DNA was the molecule of inheritance
9.
Erwin Chargaff discovered what feature regarding DNA
a)
The Helical structure
b)
The constant ratio of the bases
c)
The Sugar-Phosphate Backbone
d)
The length of a strand of DNA
10.
The work of scientists including Griffin, Avery, Hershey & Chase and Franklin helped us to determine the __ are responsible for carrying genetic material.
a)
Amino Acids
b)
Proteins
c)
Nucleic Acids
d)
Carbohydrates
11.
What did Erwin Chargaff conclude from his experiments?
a)

Nitrogen bases are held together by peptide bonds

b)

A = T, and C = G and the pairings always occur in equal amounts

c)

Proteins are the carriers of genetic information

d)

C and G rarely occur in eukaryotic organisms

12.
By using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase were able to conclude that __ is/are the carrier(s) of genetic information.
a)
DNA
b)
Proteins
c)
Carbohydrates
d)
Lipids
13.
A pyrimidine (single ring nitrogen base) always pairs with a purine (double ring nitrogen base).
a)
True
b)
False
14.

Which defines a codon in DNA or mRNA?

a)

a pair of nucleic acid and sugar

b)

a pair of phosphate and sugar

c)

three base code

d)

two base code

15.

Which are the two main parts that make up a chromosome?

a)

DNA and protein

b)

RNA and phosphate

c)

DNA and RNA

d)

sugar and phosphate

16.

Which scientist discovered that the bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae changed its form?

a)

Griffith

b)

Avery

c)

Chase

d)

Hershey

17.

The pryrimidine bases have what type of ring structure?

a)

Single Ring

b)

Double Ring

c)

Triple Ring

18.

The twisted ladder shape of DNA is called what?

a)

Twisted Braids

b)

Step Ladder

c)

Double Helix

d)

Single Helix

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