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IB Biology (HL) - Nucleic Acids

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of sub-topic 7.1?

a)

Molecular Biology

b)

Nucleic acids

c)

DNA

d)

DNA structure

2.

Hershey and Chase conducted a famous experiment to identify...

a)

Whether viruses invade bacteria or not

b)

Whether the genetic material was DNA or RNA

c)

Using radioisotopes to make protein and DNA

d)

Use radioisotopes to identify that proteins are as important as DNA

3.

Why were viruses grown in S-35?

a)

Because DNA contains sulphur but not phosphorus

b)

Because some proteins contain an amino acid with sulphur

c)

Because DNA contains phosphorus but not sulphate

d)

Because some DNA contain an amino acid with sulphur

4.

Why were viruses grown in P-32?

a)

Because the backbone of proteins contains phosphorus

b)

Because DNA contains sulphur and not phosphorus

c)

Because protein contains phosphorus and not sulphur

d)

Because DNA contains phosphorus and not sulphur

5.

Which of the following is true?

a)

Protein is the genetic material of the cell

b)

DNA and protein is the genetic material of the cell

c)

DNA is the genetic material of the cell

d)

DNA is more important than protein

6.

What is true about the structure of DNA?

a)

DNA is a single-stranded molecule

b)

Nitrates form outer backbone (bases inside)

c)

DNA forms a double helix

d)

Molecule forms a linear molecule

7.

Who was awarded the Nobel prize for the discovery of the structure of DNA?

a)

Watson and Wilkins

b)

Wilkins and Franklin

c)

Wilkins and Crick

d)

Watson and Crick

8.

What is the name of the experiment/technique used to deduce the structure of DNA?

a)

X-ray crystallography

b)

Infrared crystallography

c)

Bacteriophage chromatography

d)

Scattering pattern

9.

Which of the following about DNA structure is false?

a)

DNA forms a helix

b)

DNA is double stranded

c)

DNA forms a twist every 40 angstroms

d)

There are approximately 10 bases per twist

10.

What are purines and pyrimidines?

a)

Purine is single ring; Pyrimidine is double ring

b)

Names of different types of protein

c)

Purine is A and G; Pyrimidine is C and T

d)

Names of different types of DNA