Identifying the Substance of the Gene

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12th Grade
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Lisa Thompson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Avery's Experiment is diagrammed here.
Avery added an enzyme known to break down PROTEINS to his extract, and saw that the bacteria were ____________________
still transformed because DNA was the genetic material not protein
not transformed because lipids are the genetic material
all killed
all of these
Answer explanation
The correct choice is still transformed because DNA was the genetic material not protein. Avery's experiment showed that DNA, not protein, was responsible for transformation.
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HS-LS3-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
By using radioactive isotopes, Hershey and Chase were able to conclude that __ is/are the carrier(s) of genetic information.
Nucleic Acid/DNA
Proteins
Carbohydrates
Lipids
Answer explanation
Hershey and Chase used radioactive isotopes to show that Nucleic Acid/DNA is the carrier of genetic information, not Proteins, Carbohydrates, or Lipids.
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HS-LS3-1
Learning Target 1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Avery added an enzyme known to break down DNA to his extract, and saw that the bacteria were __________________
still transformed even without DNA present
not transformed because DNA carries genetic info
still transformed because protein carries genetic info too
all killed
Answer explanation
The correct choice is 'not transformed because DNA carries genetic info.' The enzyme breaks down DNA, so without DNA, the bacteria cannot be transformed.
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Learning Target 1
HS-LS3-1
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
1 min • 3 pts
What are three tasks that DNA must be able to perform in all organisms?
It must store genetic information
It must eliminate foreign genes.
It must instruct cells to make the right molecules.
It must copy itself.
It must move around to different locations.
Answer explanation
DNA must store genetic information, instruct cells to make the right molecules, and copy itself in all organisms.
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HS-LS1-1
Learning Target 1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
What is the shape of the DNA molecule?
Single helix
Double helix
Triple helix
Quadruple helix
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A segment of DNA that codes for a trait
gene
centromere
chromosome
chromatid
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NGSS.HS-LS3-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which scientists used viruses and radioactive isotopes to definitively prove that DNA, and not protein, was the molecule of heredity?
Griffith and Avery
Chargaff and Franklin
Watson and Crick
Hershey and Chase
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