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Bio 6A/C - DNA Components and Changes/Mutations (Part 2 - Ch. 9 HOLT Biology)

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

Griffith’s transformation experiments
a.
changed proteins into DNA.
b.
caused harmless bacteria to become deadly.
c.
resulted in DNA molecules becoming proteins.
d.
were designed to show the effect of heat on bacteria.
 

 2. 

Avery and his research team concluded that
a.
RNA was the genetic material.
b.
protein bases were the genetic material.
c.
DNA and RNA were found in the human nucleus.
d.
DNA was the genetic material.
 

 3. 

All of the following are true of the viruses Hershey and Chase used in their study except
a.
they consisted of DNA surrounded by a protein coat.
b.
they injected their DNA into cells.
c.
they destroyed the DNA of the infected bacteria.
d.
they caused infected bacteria to make many new viruses.
 

 4. 

The scientist who worked with Martha Chase to prove that genetic material is composed of DNA was
a.
Alfred Hershey.
c.
Francis Crick.
b.
Oswald Avery.
d.
Rosalind Franklin.
 

 5. 

Molecules of DNA are composed of long chains of
a.
amino acids.
c.
monosaccharides.
b.
fatty acids.
d.
nucleotides.
 

 6. 

Which of the following is not part of a molecule of DNA?
a.
deoxyribose
c.
phosphate
b.
nitrogen base
d.
ribose
 

 7. 

A nucleotide consists of
a.
a sugar, a protein, and adenine.
b.
a sugar, an amino acid, and starch.
c.
a sugar, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.
d.
a starch, a phosphate group, and a nitrogen base.
 

 8. 

The part of the molecule for which deoxyribonucleic acid is named is the
a.
phosphate group.
c.
nitrogen base.
b.
sugar.
d.
None of the above
 
 
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 9. 

The entire molecule shown in the diagram above is called a(n)
a.
amino acid.
c.
polysaccharide.
b.
nucleotide.
d.
pyrimidine.
 

 10. 

Watson and Crick built models that demonstrated that
a.
DNA and RNA have the same structure.
b.
DNA is made of two strands that twist into a double helix.
c.
guanine forms hydrogen bonds with adenine.
d.
thymine forms hydrogen bonds with cytosine.
 

 11. 

The scientists credited with establishing the structure of DNA are
a.
Avery and Chargaff.
c.
Mendel and Griffith.
b.
Hershey and Chase.
d.
Watson and Crick.
 

 12. 

Watson and Crick : DNA
a.
Avery : nucleotides
c.
Wilkins and Franklin : DNA
b.
Hershey and Chase : protein
d.
Chargaff : X rays
 

 13. 

Which of the following is not true about DNA replication?
a.
It must occur before a cell can divide.
b.
Two complementary strands are duplicated.
c.
The double strand unwinds and unzips while it is being duplicated.
d.
The process is catalyzed by enzymes called DNA mutagens.
 

 14. 

The enzymes responsible for adding nucleotides to the exposed DNA template bases are
a.
replicases.
c.
helicases.
b.
DNA polymerases.
d.
None of the above
 

 15. 

The enzymes that unwind DNA are called
a.
double helixes.
c.
forks.
b.
DNA helicases.
d.
phages.
 



 
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