6. Retroviruses use reverse transcription of RNA into DNA and are known to have their genetic material permanantley incorporated into the host's DNA
- True
- False
7. A virus that attacks bacteria is called a _________
- Bacteriophage
- Bacteriovirus
- Bacteriaeater
8. Mendel articulated his theory of genetics in what year?
- 1866
- 1966
9. Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase demonstrated that ______
- DNA and not protein is responsible for directing the reproduction of phage T2 infected E.coli cells
- The substance causing the transfromation of R to virulent S was DNA
10. Oswald Avery, Maclyn McCarty and Colin MacLoad made advancements on Griffith's experiment by determining that ___
- The substance causing the transfromation of R to virulent S was DNA
- The offspring of the parents often contained the same genes
11. The hepatitis C virus is a ___________ RNA virus
- Single stranded
- Double stranded
12. Although the generalisation is that DNA is the genetic material in organisms, the exception lies in _________
- Viruses as the genetic material is RNA
- Archaea as the genetic material is RNA
13. Frederick Griffith demonstrated that
- Genetic material can be transferred from one bacterial cell to another
- The offspring of the parents often contained the same genes
- Humans are different to monkeys