Name ___________________________
Block _____
DNA Quiz Review
Matching: Match the scientists with what they discovered
______1) Watson and Crick
A) First person to state that the number of
A=T and G=C in a DNA molecule
______2) Rosalind Franklin
B) Responsible for constructing the first
model of DNA
______3) Erwin Chargaff
C) Used X-rays to capture first images of
DNA.
4) The true shape of DNA is called a ___________________
___________________.
5) Place the following terms from largest to smallest?
{ genes , DNA , nucleus , chromosomes , cell }
_______6) The picture to the right makes up a:
a) nitrogen base
b) nucleotide
c) ribosome
d) full DNA molecule
7) “X” represents a ____________ which is a segment of
DNA that codes for a trait
X
Write the complimentary strand of DNA
8) Strand 1:
A T C G T A G G C
Strand 2: ________________________
9) Strand 1:
T T G G C G T A
Strand 2: _______________________
10) Define Mutagen: ________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________.
11) Give an example of a mutagen? _____________________________________________
________________________________________________________________.
12) Identify the type of mutation and circle where the mutation took place
Original Strand-
A A T C T C A T C
Original Strand-
C C C C T A T C
Mutated Strand-
A A T T C A T C
Mutated Strand- C C G C T A T C
Type of Mutation ____________________
Type of Mutation __________________
Original Strand-
G G T C A T C T A
Original Strand-
Mutated Strand-
G G T C A T C A A
Mutated Strand- T T A T C T C C T
T T A T C T C T
Type of Mutation ____________________
Type of Mutation __________________
Original Strand-
T T C T A C T G G
Original Strand-
Mutated Strand-
T C T A C T G G
Mutated Strand- G A T A C A T C
Type of Mutation ____________________
C A T A G A T C
Type of Mutation __________________
13) What was the name of the disorder that produces the
mutation shown to the right?
14) What are some of the symptoms with this mutation?
15) Are there any other questions you have regarding DNA?