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Review Quiz: Genetic Code

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

What was Friedrich Miescher's contribution to the discovery of the genetic code?

a)

He created the first photograph of the structure of DNA.

b)

He discovered how the DNA bases pair together.

c)

He created the first accurate model of DNA's structure.

d)

He extracted and observed DNA from white blood cells.

2.

Which of the following correctly organizes these genetic terms in order from smallest to largest?

a)

chromosome, gene, nucleotide, DNA

b)

nucleotide, gene, DNA, chromosome

c)

DNA, nucleotide, gene, chromosome

d)

DNA, nucleotide, chromosome, gene

3.

Which best describes the relationship between DNA, genes, and chromosomes?

a)

DNA are segments of genes that form tight coils called chromosomes.

b)

Genes are segments of DNA that form tight coils called chromosomes.

c)

Chromosomes are segments of DNA that form tight coils called genes.

d)

Genes are segments of chromosomes that form tight coils called DNA.

4.

Who is credited with creating the first accurate model of DNA?

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Friedrich Miescher

c)

James Watson and Francis Crick

d)

Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei

5.

Rosalind Franklin is famous for which contribution to the study of DNA?

a)

creation of an accurate model of DNA structure

b)

creation of an X-ray diffraction image of DNA structure (Photo 51)

c)

identification of a pattern in ratios of DNA bases

d)

identification of DNA in bandages that contained pus

6.

In 1953, who developed the model that is shown below?

a)

James Watson and Francis Crick

b)

Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei

c)

Rosalind Franklin

d)

Erwin Chargaff

7.

According to Chargaff's rule, base pairing in DNA should resemble which of the following?

a)

A = T; C = G

b)

A = C; T = G

c)

A = G; T = U

d)

A = U; C = G

8.

What was Marshall Nirenberg and Heinrich Matthaei’s contribution to our current understanding of the genetic code?

a)

discovery of codons

b)

discovery and extraction of DNA

c)

creation of a model of DNA

d)

creation of Photo 51

9.

As DNA is replicated, which DNA base pair will bond to cytosine?

a)

adenine

b)

thymine

c)

cytosine

d)

guanine

10.

Which bases are found in a strand of DNA?

a)

thymine, guanine, cytosine, uracil

b)

guanine, cytosine, uracil, adenine

c)

cytosine, glycine, adenine, thymine

d)

adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine