Life Science Quiz

What are the main characteristics of living things?

• Made of cells, reproduce, made of organic molecules, respond to stimuli, homeostasis, grow and develop

• Made of inorganic molecules, do not reproduce, do not respond to stimuli, lack homeostasis, do not grow

• Made of cells, reproduce, made of inorganic molecules, respond to stimuli, lack homeostasis, do not grow

• Made of cells, do not reproduce, made of organic molecules, do not respond to stimuli, have homeostasis, grow and develop

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Who took the famous photograph known as Photo 51, which was critical in identifying the structure of DNA?

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

• Maurice Wilkins

• Rosalind Franklin

In a high school science project, Emma and Michael are tasked to build a model of DNA. They decide to base their project on the first successful model of DNA. Which scientists built this model using the information from Photo 51?

• James Watson and Francis Crick

• Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins

• Linus Pauling and Rosalind Franklin

• Gregor Mendel and Charles Darwin

What does the acronym DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

• Diatomic Natural Alloy

• Dynamic Nucleic Acid

• Dichotomous Natural Algorithm

What are the components of a nucleotide as shown in the diagram?

• Phosphate, pentose sugar, nitrogenous base

• Phosphate, hexose sugar, amino acid

• Phosphate, ribose sugar, nucleic acid

• Phosphate, glucose, base

Which enzyme is responsible for "unzipping" the DNA during replication?

• Polymerase

• Ligase

• Helicase

• Nuclease

What are the four nitrogenous bases of DNA?

• Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Guanine

• Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine, Guanine

• Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine, Uracil

• Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, Ribose

Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

• Charles Darwin

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Rosalind Franklin

What is the main structural difference between DNA and RNA?

• DNA is double-stranded while RNA is triple-stranded

• DNA is single-stranded while RNA is double-stranded

• DNA is double-stranded while RNA is single-stranded

• Both DNA and RNA are double-stranded

Which base is found in RNA but not in DNA?

• Thymine

• Cytosine

• Guanine

• Uracil