WorksheetsJames Watson and Francis Crick
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 22mins
What were James Watson and Francis Crick most known for
Discovering a cure for cancer
Discovering the structure of the DNA molecule
Discovering how atoms bond into molecules
Discovering the constant speed of light
What type of pictures did Watson and Crick use to give them ideas for their discovery?
Polaroid pictures
X-Ray pictures
MRI pictures
Ultrasound pictures
What were James Watson and Francis Crick most known for
Discovering a cure for cancer
Discovering the structure of the DNA molecule
Discovering how atoms bond into molecules
Discovering the constant speed of light
What type of pictures did Watson and Crick use to give them ideas for their discovery?
Polaroid pictures
X-Ray pictures
MRI pictures
Ultrasound pictures
What is the name of the twisting shape of the DNA molecule?
Deep Nitrogen Atom
Turning Ladder
Twisted Strands of Life
Double Helix
How did Watson and Crick test their ideas on the structure of DNA?
They used sophisticated computer modeling
They used paper-mache models together with drawings
They used stick-and-ball models
They used Legos to model the shapes
James Watson became the director of what biomedical lab in New York?
Institute of Biomedical Research
Watson Research Lab
Cold Spring Harbor Lab
Oak Ridge National Lab
Watson and Crick were part of a team of researchers at the Cavendish Laboratory located at what university?
University of Cambridge
University of Illinois
University of Paris
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The discovery of the structure of DNA was important to what field of science?
Physics
Robotics
Genetics
Astronomy
True or False: Crick and Watson had very different personalities, but were able to work together to make a great scientific discovery.
True
False
Crick worked worked as a research professor at the Salk Institute in California.
True
False
