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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is crystallography?
(a) Field responsible for making crystals
(b) Field responsible for crystallizing proteins
(c) Field responsible for creating X-rays of crystals
(d) Field responsible for breaking apart crystallized proteins

2. What could be used to rule out some false starts of potential DNA structures?
(a) 3-dimensional figures of DNA
(b) Nucleotides
(c) Binding agents
(d) X-ray pictures of DNA crystals

3. Which of the following words best describes Maurice as a scientist?
(a) Awkward
(b) Belligerent
(c) Uncaring
(d) Cautious

4. Which of the following had Pauling partially solved?
(a) Picture of crystallized DNA
(b) Crystallized helix poliomyelitis
(c) Poliomyelitis
(d) Structure of proteins

5. Which of the following characters did Crick discuss his problems with the helix theory with?
(a) Watson
(b) Sir Lawrence
(c) Vand
(d) Cochran

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is the best definition of the term helix?

2. What happens when Watson is uninterested and unexcited?

3. Which of the following characters wrote a paper describing his idea for the helix theory?

4. How does DNA carry information?

5. How did Pauling discover his ?-helix structure?

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