CAMPBELL BIOLOGY CHAPTER 16-
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In his transformation experiments, what did Griffith observe?
A) Mutant mice were resistant to bacterial infections.
B) Mixing a heat-killed pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living
nonpathogenic strain can convert some of the living cells into the
pathogenic form.
C) Mixing a heat-killed nonpathogenic strain of bacteria with a living
pathogenic strain makes the pathogenic strain nonpathogenic.
D) Infecting mice with nonpathogenic strains of bacteria makes them
resistant to pathogenic strains.
E) Mice infected with a pathogenic strain of bacteria can spread the
infection to other mice. - ANSWER- B) Mixing a heat-killed
pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living nonpathogenic strain can
convert some of the living cells into the pathogenic form.
How do we describe transformation in bacteria?
,A) the creation of a strand of DNA from an RNA molecule
B) the creation of a strand of RNA from a DNA molecule
C) the infection of cells by a phage DNA molecule
D) the type of semiconservative replication shown by DNA
E) assimilation of external DNA into a cell - ANSWER- E)
assimilation of external DNA into a cell
After mixing a heat-killed, phosphorescent strain of bacteria with a
living nonphosphorescent strain, you discover that some of the living
cells are now phosphorescent. Which observations would provide the
best evidence that the ability to fluoresce is a heritable trait?
A) DNA passed from the heat-killed strain to the living strain.
B) Protein passed from the heat-killed strain to the living strain.
C) The phosphorescence in the living strain is especially bright.
D) Descendants of the living cells are also phosphorescent.
E) Both DNA and protein passed from the heat-killed strain to the living
strain. - ANSWER- D) Descendants of the living cells are also
phosphorescent.
In trying to determine whether DNA or protein is the genetic material,
Hershey and Chase made use of which of the following facts?
A) DNA contains sulfur, whereas protein does not.
B) DNA contains phosphorus, whereas protein does not.
C) DNA contains nitrogen, whereas protein does not.
D) DNA contains purines, whereas protein includes pyrimidines.
,E) RNA includes ribose, whereas DNA includes deoxyribose sugars. -
ANSWER- B) DNA contains phosphorus, whereas protein does not.
Which of the following investigators was/were responsible for the
following discovery?
In DNA from any species, the amount of adenine equals the amount of
thymine, and the amount of guanine equals the amount of cytosine.
A) Frederick Griffith
B) Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
C) Oswald Avery, Maclyn McCarty, and Colin MacLeod
D) Erwin Chargaff
E) Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl - ANSWER- D) Erwin
Chargaff
Cytosine makes up 42% of the nucleotides in a sample of DNA from an
organism. Approximately what percentage of the nucleotides in this
sample will be thymine?
A) 8%
B) 16%
C) 31%
D) 42%
E) It cannot be determined from the information provided. - ANSWER-
A) 8%
, Which of the following can be determined directly from X-ray
diffraction photographs of crystallized DNA?
A) the diameter of the helix
B) the rate of replication
C) the sequence of nucleotides
D) the bond angles of the subunits
E) the frequency of A vs. T nucleotides - ANSWER- A) the diameter
of the helix
It became apparent to Watson and Crick after completion of their model
that the DNA molecule could carry a vast amount of hereditary
information in which of the following?
A) sequence of bases
B) phosphate-sugar backbones
C) complementary pairing of bases
D) side groups of nitrogenous bases
E) different five-carbon sugars - ANSWER- A) sequence of bases
In an analysis of the nucleotide composition of DNA, which of the
following will be found?
A) A = C
B) A = G and C = T
C) A + C = G + T
D) G + C = T + A - ANSWER- C) A + C = G + T
20 TEST BANK QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GUARANTEED
SUCCESS!!!
In his transformation experiments, what did Griffith observe?
A) Mutant mice were resistant to bacterial infections.
B) Mixing a heat-killed pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living
nonpathogenic strain can convert some of the living cells into the
pathogenic form.
C) Mixing a heat-killed nonpathogenic strain of bacteria with a living
pathogenic strain makes the pathogenic strain nonpathogenic.
D) Infecting mice with nonpathogenic strains of bacteria makes them
resistant to pathogenic strains.
E) Mice infected with a pathogenic strain of bacteria can spread the
infection to other mice. - ANSWER- B) Mixing a heat-killed
pathogenic strain of bacteria with a living nonpathogenic strain can
convert some of the living cells into the pathogenic form.
How do we describe transformation in bacteria?
,A) the creation of a strand of DNA from an RNA molecule
B) the creation of a strand of RNA from a DNA molecule
C) the infection of cells by a phage DNA molecule
D) the type of semiconservative replication shown by DNA
E) assimilation of external DNA into a cell - ANSWER- E)
assimilation of external DNA into a cell
After mixing a heat-killed, phosphorescent strain of bacteria with a
living nonphosphorescent strain, you discover that some of the living
cells are now phosphorescent. Which observations would provide the
best evidence that the ability to fluoresce is a heritable trait?
A) DNA passed from the heat-killed strain to the living strain.
B) Protein passed from the heat-killed strain to the living strain.
C) The phosphorescence in the living strain is especially bright.
D) Descendants of the living cells are also phosphorescent.
E) Both DNA and protein passed from the heat-killed strain to the living
strain. - ANSWER- D) Descendants of the living cells are also
phosphorescent.
In trying to determine whether DNA or protein is the genetic material,
Hershey and Chase made use of which of the following facts?
A) DNA contains sulfur, whereas protein does not.
B) DNA contains phosphorus, whereas protein does not.
C) DNA contains nitrogen, whereas protein does not.
D) DNA contains purines, whereas protein includes pyrimidines.
,E) RNA includes ribose, whereas DNA includes deoxyribose sugars. -
ANSWER- B) DNA contains phosphorus, whereas protein does not.
Which of the following investigators was/were responsible for the
following discovery?
In DNA from any species, the amount of adenine equals the amount of
thymine, and the amount of guanine equals the amount of cytosine.
A) Frederick Griffith
B) Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
C) Oswald Avery, Maclyn McCarty, and Colin MacLeod
D) Erwin Chargaff
E) Matthew Meselson and Franklin Stahl - ANSWER- D) Erwin
Chargaff
Cytosine makes up 42% of the nucleotides in a sample of DNA from an
organism. Approximately what percentage of the nucleotides in this
sample will be thymine?
A) 8%
B) 16%
C) 31%
D) 42%
E) It cannot be determined from the information provided. - ANSWER-
A) 8%
, Which of the following can be determined directly from X-ray
diffraction photographs of crystallized DNA?
A) the diameter of the helix
B) the rate of replication
C) the sequence of nucleotides
D) the bond angles of the subunits
E) the frequency of A vs. T nucleotides - ANSWER- A) the diameter
of the helix
It became apparent to Watson and Crick after completion of their model
that the DNA molecule could carry a vast amount of hereditary
information in which of the following?
A) sequence of bases
B) phosphate-sugar backbones
C) complementary pairing of bases
D) side groups of nitrogenous bases
E) different five-carbon sugars - ANSWER- A) sequence of bases
In an analysis of the nucleotide composition of DNA, which of the
following will be found?
A) A = C
B) A = G and C = T
C) A + C = G + T
D) G + C = T + A - ANSWER- C) A + C = G + T
