A) Isaac Newton B) Francis Crick C) Marie Curie D) Albert Einstein
A) 1953 B) 1940 C) 1978 D) 1965
A) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine B) Grammy Award C) Nobel Peace Prize D) Best Actor Academy Award
A) The Double Helix B) Moby Dick C) Lost in Space D) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
A) Stanford University B) University of Chicago C) Oxford University D) Harvard University
A) Covalent bonds B) Metallic bonds C) Ionic bonds D) Hydrogen bonds
A) NASA Kennedy Space Center B) Cavendish Laboratory C) Microsoft Corporation D) FBI Headquarters
A) Vitamin C B) Caffeine C) Thymine D) Aspirin
A) Eiffel Tower B) Golden Gate Bridge C) DNA D) Empire State Building
A) Lunar Landing Project B) Human Genome Project C) Zero Gravity Project D) Pizza Topping Project
A) Rejection B) Replication C) Revolution D) Refraction
A) Athletic competition B) Weather forecast C) Genetic variation D) Mathematical equation
A) Australia B) France C) England D) United States
A) Salvador Luria B) Francis Crick C) Ole Maaløe D) Hermann Joseph Muller
A) 1976 B) 1968 C) 1994 D) 1988
A) James Watson B) Raymond Gosling C) Francis Crick D) Rosalind Franklin
A) Watching a documentary on DNA B) Meeting Rosalind Franklin C) Attending a lecture by Francis Crick D) Reading Erwin Schrödinger's book What Is Life?
A) Maurice Wilkins B) Hermann Joseph Muller C) Salvador Luria D) Francis Crick
A) Painting B) Fishing C) Bird watching D) Hiking
A) Genes were DNA molecules that could replicate themselves. B) Genes were proteins serving only a structural role. C) Genes were RNA molecules with a structural role. D) Genes were proteins that could replicate themselves.
A) Maurice Wilkins B) Herman Kalckar C) Ole Maaløe D) Max Delbrück
A) Herman Kalckar B) Maurice Wilkins C) John Kendrew D) Max Delbrück
A) Bruce Stillman B) James Watson C) Francis Collins D) Craig Venter
A) Donald Trump B) Bernie Sanders C) Hillary Clinton D) Barack Obama
A) 1962 B) 1975 C) 1980 D) 1953
A) 1976 B) 1980 C) 1985 D) 1973
A) One B) Four C) Three D) Two
A) Cavendish Laboratory B) Oxford University C) Solvay Conference on Proteins D) 18th Cold Spring Harbor Symposium on Viruses
A) He called them supportive and collaborative. B) He praised them as innovative and forward-thinking. C) He described them as 'dinosaurs', 'deadbeats', and 'mediocre'. D) He referred to them as groundbreaking scientists.
A) Secretary of State Henry Kissinger B) President Gerald Ford C) Prime Minister Harold Wilson D) President Richard Nixon
A) Scientific American B) Time Magazine C) Nature D) The New York Times
A) 50 years B) 20 years C) Approximately 35 years D) 10 years
A) Watson ignored all her communications B) They exchanged constructive scientific correspondence C) Franklin refused to collaborate further D) They never communicated again
A) 2007. B) 1999. C) 2014. D) 2017.
A) He suggested a link between skin color and sex drive. B) He discussed the ethical implications of genetic engineering. C) He talked about advancements in DNA sequencing technology. D) He focused on the benefits of genomics research.
A) United Biomedical, Inc. B) The Allen Institute for Brain Science. C) The Champalimaud Foundation. D) Trinity College, Dublin.
A) Phillip Allen Sharp. B) Ewan Birney. C) Mario Capecchi. D) Bob Horvitz.
A) Neutral with no significant impact B) Unambiguously positive due to his scientific achievements C) Complex, having opposed forced sterilization but made racially justified allegations D) Entirely negative because of his support for eugenics
A) Declaration of Independence B) Humanist Manifesto C) Charter of Fundamental Rights D) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A) Infection complications B) Stroke C) Heart attack D) Cancer
A) To Mr. Watson B) Hello James C) Dear Jim D) Sir Watson
A) Linus Pauling, Maurice Wilkins B) Rosalind Franklin, Raymond Gosling C) James D. Watson, Francis H.C. Crick D) Sydney Brenner, Jack Dunitz, Dorothy Hodgkin, Leslie Orgel, Beryl M. Oughton
A) The molecule was linear B) The bases were on the outside C) DNA was a triple helix D) The backbones had to be on the outside
A) Sir Lawrence Bragg B) Rosalind Franklin C) Francis H.C. Crick D) James D. Watson
A) Nuclear missiles B) Biological agents C) Plutonium from nuclear plants D) Chemical weapons
A) A desire to travel the world. B) A new job offer. C) Health issues unrelated to controversy. D) His age and unforeseen circumstances.
A) He alternately attacked and defended him. B) He criticized Summers without any defense. C) He remained neutral about Summers. D) He fully supported Summers' presidency.
A) Leonard Bernstein. B) Alisher Usmanov. C) Elon Musk. D) Bill Gates.
A) Case studies B) Heads—brief declarative subheadings C) Extensive footnotes D) Detailed illustrations
A) He said he did not see himself as a racist. B) He claimed racism was justified. C) He avoided discussing his views on race. D) He admitted to being a racist.
A) They ignored his statements. B) They invited him for more talks. C) Some canceled his appearances. D) They increased funding for his research.
A) Autism B) Depression C) Schizophrenia D) Bipolar disorder
A) He started a new research institute. B) He left science entirely. C) He moved to a different country. D) He was appointed chancellor emeritus.
A) Franklin was the sole discoverer of the DNA structure B) Without Franklin's data, their formulation would have been unlikely C) They had no need for Franklin's data D) Their model was entirely independent
A) To pursue a career in politics B) Personal health reasons C) Disagreements over funding allocation D) Conflicts with NIH Director Bernadine Healy over patent issues
A) 1980 B) 1965 C) 1956 D) 1970 |