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James Watson and Francis Crick

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were James Watson and Francis Crick most known for

a)

Discovering a cure for cancer

b)

Discovering the structure of the DNA molecule

c)

Discovering how atoms bond into molecules

d)

Discovering the constant speed of light

2.

What type of pictures did Watson and Crick use to give them ideas for their discovery?

a)

Polaroid pictures

b)

X-Ray pictures

c)

MRI pictures

d)

Ultrasound pictures

3.

What were James Watson and Francis Crick most known for

a)

Discovering a cure for cancer

b)

Discovering the structure of the DNA molecule

c)

Discovering how atoms bond into molecules

d)

Discovering the constant speed of light

4.

What type of pictures did Watson and Crick use to give them ideas for their discovery?

a)

Polaroid pictures

b)

X-Ray pictures

c)

MRI pictures

d)

Ultrasound pictures

5.

What is the name of the twisting shape of the DNA molecule?

a)

Deep Nitrogen Atom

b)

Turning Ladder

c)

Twisted Strands of Life

d)

Double Helix

6.

How did Watson and Crick test their ideas on the structure of DNA?

a)

They used sophisticated computer modeling

b)

They used paper-mache models together with drawings

c)

They used stick-and-ball models

d)

They used Legos to model the shapes

7.

James Watson became the director of what biomedical lab in New York?

a)

Institute of Biomedical Research

b)

Watson Research Lab

c)

Cold Spring Harbor Lab

d)

Oak Ridge National Lab

8.

Watson and Crick were part of a team of researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory located at what university?

a)

University of Cambridge

b)

University of Illinois

c)

University of Paris

d)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9.

The discovery of the structure of DNA was important to what field of science?

a)

Physics

b)

Robotics

c)

Genetics

d)

Astronomy

10.

True or False: Crick and Watson had very different personalities, but were able to work together to make a great scientific discovery.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Crick worked worked as a research professor at the Salk Institute in California.

a)

True

b)

False