DNA Quiz

What is the function of DNA ?

• tell us who we are

• store genetic information to make proteins

• pass genetic information to cells

• send directions to cell parts

Who discovered that XRay is the center of the DNA molecule?

• James Watson

• Maurice Wilkins

• Edwin Chargaff

• Rosalind Franklin

Who experimented with bacteria to show that DNA is the genetic material?

• James Watson

• Maurice Wilkins

• Oswald Avery

• Rosalind Franklin

What is the shape of DNA ?

• double helix

• double rope

• double circle

• square

What is the backbone of DNA?

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

• sugar & phosphate

• thymine & adenine

Select the correct base pairing

• T & A

• G & T

• C & G

• T & G

DNA Replication makes exact copies of DNA?

• true

• false

DNA begins with 3 complementary original strands

• true

• false

DNA makes up what ?

• genes

• chromosomes

• humans

• all living things

There are 4 steps of DNA Replication

• true

• false