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DNA Quiz

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This scientist worked with mice and bacteria. He found that there was a "transforming" factor in bacteria.

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Watson & Crick

c)

Griffith

d)

Hershey & Chase

2.

What sugar is found in DNA

a)

glucose

b)

lactose

c)

deoxyribose

d)

fructose

3.

This scientist was the first person to take a picture of DNA.

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Watson & Crick

c)

Griffith

d)

Hershey & Chase

4.

These scientists came up with the structure of DNA and built a model. They were credited for the discovery of DNA, winning the Nobel Prize.

a)

Rosalind Franklin

b)

Watson & Crick

c)

Griffith

d)

Hershey and Chase

5.

In DNA Base Pairing Adenine will always pair with

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Cytosine

d)

Guanine

6.

In DNA Base Pairing Guanine will always pair with

a)

Adenine

b)

Thymine

c)

Guanine

d)

Cytosine

7.

The picture shows a

a)

Nucleic Acid

b)

Strand of DNA

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Amino Acid

8.

Complete the following strand of DNA with the complementary side:

A C G T A T G G C

a)

ACGTATGGC

b)

THCCCGATA

c)

GCCATACGA

d)

TGCATACCG

9.

The discovers of the structure of DNA described this molecule as

a)

straight chain

b)

double helix

c)

branching chain

d)

double ring

10.

The DNA "code" is carried in the

a)

Proteins

b)

Phosphates

c)

Sequence of nitrogen bases

d)

Sugars

11.

A molecule of DNA contains all of the following except

a)

nitrogen bases

b)

sugar

c)

sulfur

d)

phosphate

12.

DNA duplicates itself by

a)

Transcription

b)

Replication

c)

Translation

d)

Digestion

13.

The diagram shows a portion of DNA, the letters represent different types of

a)

sugar

b)

bases

c)

proteins

d)

enzymes