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When he saw those photos, Ebright didn’t shout, ‘Eureka!’ or even, ‘I’ve got it!’ But he believed that, along with his findings about insect hormones, the photos gave him the answer to one of biology’s puzzles: how the cell can ‘read’ the blueprint of its DNA. DNA is the substance in the nucleus of a cell that controls heredity. It determines the form and function of the cell. Thus, DNA is the blueprint for life. Ebright and his college room-mate, James R. Wong, worked all that night drawing pictures and constructing plastic models of molecules to show how it could happen. Together they later wrote the paper that explained the theory. i. Choose the option that shows the picture of the type of task Ebright and Wong were engaged in, as per the extract.a) Option (1) b) Option (2) c) Option (3) d) Option (4)ii. Ebright was perhaps expected to shout ‘Eureka!’ because he had a) realised that he needed a partner to work with to finalise his findings. b) discovered something new and ‘Eureka!’ was a cry to announce it. c) worked hard and was relieved at nearing the end of his project. d) given shape to the teachings of his teachers by choosing this field of science. iii. “Thus, DNA is the blueprint for life”, is another way of saying that the DNA contains a genetic __________. a) experiment b) ultimatum c) takeaway d) planiv. Four newspapers published a headline about Ebright and Wong. Choose the option that published a factually correct headline, as per the extract.Newspappere 1Newspapper 2Newspapper 3Newspapper 4WONG DENIES CONTRIBUTING TO EBRIGHT’S THEORYEBRIGHT COLLABORATES WITH ROOM-MATE WONGWONG AND EBRIGHT EXAGGERATE THEIR THEORYDEFY LOGICEBRIGHT AND WONG’S THEORY PROVED WRONGa) Newspaper 1 b) Newspaper 2 c) Newspaper 3 d) Newspaper 4 v Compound words are those words which are formed by joining two separate words to create a new word with an entirely different meaning. Choose the option that lists the compound words from the above extract. 1. determines 2. blueprint 3. nucleus 4. heredity 5. room-mate a) 1, 3 b) 2, 4 c) 1, 4d) 2, 5 |
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Answer» i. c ii. b iii. d iv. b v. d |
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