Question

Who discovered that nucleic acids are responsible for the transmission of genetic information?

Answer 1

Hershey and Chase

Answer 2

Which of the following is consistent with the theory of vitalism? (1 point)
(0 pts) All matter contains a vital force.
(0 pts) The chemistry of life and nonlife are similar.
(1 pt) Living things contain a vital force absent in nonliving things.
(0 pts) Life must be sustained through a series of chemical reactions.
0 /1 point
2. Which of the following represents the correct order of events? (1 point)
(1 pt) the element oxygen was discovered, urea was synthesized, proteins were crystallized, the structure of DNA was discovered
(0 pts) the structure of DNA was discovered, proteins were crystallized, the element oxygen was discovered, urea was synthesized
(0 pts) the element oxygen was discovered, proteins were crystallized, the structure of DNA was discovered, urea was synthesized
(0 pts) urea was synthesized, proteins were crystallized, the element oxygen was discovered, the structure of DNA was discovered
0 /1 point
3. Name classifications of matter used in 1600. (1 point)
(0 pts) natural and synthetic
(0 pts) metabolites and nonmetabolites
(0 pts) proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids
(1 pt) organic compounds and inorganic compounds
1 /1 point
4. Suppose an alien life form is discovered on another planet that takes in CH4 from the atmosphere. Which of the following could be used to determine what happens to the CH4 after the organism consumes it? (1 point)
(0 pts) chromatography
(1 pt) radioactive tracers
(0 pts) x-ray diffraction
(0 pts) organic synthesis
0 /1 point
5. Suppose that Friedrich Wohler had not synthesized urea and that no other chemist was ever able to synthesize organic compounds in a lab. Which of the following would be true? (1 point)
(0 pts) DNA would not carry genetic information.
(0 pts) Proteins would not exist.
(1 pt) Vitalism might still be considered a valid theory.
(0 pts) Cells would not carry out chemical reactions.
1 /1 point
6. Which of the following represents a metabolic pathway? (1 point)
(1 pt)
(0 pts)
(0 pts)
(0 pts)
1 /1 point
7. Which of the following was used in the 1940s to analyze amino acids that make up proteins? (1 point)
(0 pts) genetic engineering
(1 pt) chromatography
(0 pts) radioactive tracers
(0 pts) x-ray diffraction
1 /1 point
8. Who discovered that nucleic acids are responsible for the transmission of genetic information? (1 point)
(0 pts) Linus Pauling
(1 pt) Oswald Avery
(0 pts) Francis Crick and James Watson
(0 pts) Rosalind Franklin
0 /1 point
9. Which of the following is true of biochemistry? (1 point)
(0 pts) It is a field of study that explains why life is present on Earth.
(0 pts) It is a field of study that has been able to describe all of the reactions that occur in a cell.
(1 pt) It is a field of study that relies on laboratory science to describe life processes.
(0 pts) It is a field of study that is becoming obsolete as genetic engineering has started taking its place.
0 /1 point
10. Which of the following is a larger branch of study into which biochemistry fits? (1 point)
(1 pt) chemistry
(0 pts) nutrition
(0 pts) medicine
(0 pts) microbiology
1 /1 point

Answer 3

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Answer 4

@bishopbaby

Answer 5

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Answer 6

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