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DNA: The Genetic Material

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

What did Griffith observe in his transformation experiments?

a)

Virulent bacteria changed into harmless bacteria

b)

Heat-killed bacteria changed into S bacteria

c)

Harmless bacteria changed into S bacteria

d)

Virulent S bacteria changed into harmless bacteria

2.

In 1944, Avery conducted a series of experiments that showed the material responsible for transformation is...

a)

T2

b)

DNA

c)

Protein

d)

Bacteriophage

3.

The work of Chargaff, Wilkins, and Franklin formed the basis for...

a)

Watson and Crick's DNA model

b)

Hershey and Chase's work on baceriophages

c)

Avery's work on transformation

d)

Griffith's discovery of transformation

4.

At the end of the replication process, each of the two new DNA molecules is composed of which of the following?

a)

Two new DNA strands

b)

One new and one original DNA strand

c)

One new and one mutated DNA strand

d)

Two original DNA strands

5.

What is the nitrogen base that forms hydrogen bonds with cytosine?

(a)  

6.

This is a virus that infects bacteria.

(a)  

7.

This is a long DNA molecule that contains about 100 replication forks during replication.

(a)  

8.

This substance is introduced into the body to produce immunity.

(a)  

9.

This enzyme opens up the double helix by breaking the hydrogen bonds that link complementary bases.

(a)  

10.

This is the shape of a DNA molecule in which two strands of DNA are twisted around each other, like a winding stair case

(a)  

11.

This is a circular DNA molecule that has two replication forks during replication.

(a)  

12.

This nitrogen base forms hydrogen bonds with guanine.

(a)  

13.

This nitrogen base forms hydrogen bonds with thymine

(a)  

14.

These enzymes have a proofreading role in DNA replication.

(a)  

15.

A class of organic molecules containing a double ring of carbon and nitrogen.

(a)  

16.

The portion of DNA where the double helix separates during replication.

(a)  

17.

This is a 5 carbon sugar.

(a)  

18.

This consists of a phosphate group, a 5 carbon sugar, and a nitrogenous base.

(a)  

19.

This nitrogen base forms hydrogen bonds with adenine

(a)  

20.

A class of organic molecules that contain a single ring of carbon and nitrogen.

(a)