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DNA Scientist & Structure Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which scientist(s) got credit for figuring out that the shape of a DNA molecule is a double helix?

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Fredrick Griffith

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Roseland Franklin

e)

Oswald Avery

2.

Which scientist(s) determined that heat killed pneumonia bacteria could transfer the deadly “factor” to the harmless rough bacteria?

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Fredrick Griffith

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Roseland Franklin

e)

Oswald Avery

3.

Which scientist(s) used enzymes to determine what type of macromolecule was doing the deadly transfer of pneumonia?

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Fredrick Griffith

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Roseland Franklin

e)

Oswald Avery

4.

Which scientist(s) determined that bacteriophage viruses were injecting their DNA into the bacteria to spread their disease?

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Fredrick Griffith

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Roseland Franklin

e)

Oswald Avery

5.

Which scientist helped determine the shape of DNA using radioactive images?

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Fredrick Griffith

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Roseland Franklin

e)

Oswald Avery

6.

Which scientist used chemistry and the percentage of nitrogenous bases in DNA samples to determine which bases bond together?

a)

Hershey and Chase

b)

Fredrick Griffith

c)

Watson and Crick

d)

Roseland Franklin

e)

Erwin Chargaff

7.

In a DNA molecule what bases bond together?

a)

A - T, G - C

b)

C - G, C - T

c)

A - C, G – T

d)

A - G, C - T

8.

What sugar is in DNA?

a)

Ribose

b)

Phosphate

c)

Deoxyribose

d)

Lactose

9.

What type of bond holds together the nitrogen bases?

a)

covalent

b)

hydrogen

c)

ionic

d)

nitrogen

10.

Where is DNA stored in Eukaryotic cells?

a)

ribosomes

b)

cytoplasm

c)

lysosomes

d)

nucleus