Chromosomes

If a diploid cell of a beetle has 10 chromosomes, how many chromosomes will be in one stomach cell from this beetle?

• 2
• 5
• 10
• 20

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The haploid number of human chromosomes is

• 11
• 12
• 23
• 46

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The diploid number of human chromosomes is

• 23
• 46
• 92

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Histones are 

• proteins wound up in DNA
• critical to maintaining the shape of chromosomes
• aid in the tight packing of DNA
• all of these 

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How many DNA molecules make up a chromosome?

• 1
• 2
• 23
• 46

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Each identical side of a chromosome is the 

• centromere
• chromatin
• centriole
• chromatid

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Autosomes are

• chromosomes found in autotrophs, only
• chromosomes that automatically correct all errors in the DNA
• chromosomes that determine traits other than sex
• chromosomes that determine the sex of the individual

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Which sentence is FALSE?

• All organisms have 23 pairs of DNA.
• Chromosomes are made of genes.
• DNA is made out of 4 chemicals: adenine, cytosine, thymine, guanine
• DNA is the recipe for life.

Which of the following does NOT describe this picture?

• humans' 46 chromosomes
• one gene
• the human genome
• humans' 23 pairs of chromosomes

The individual strands on duplicated chromosomes are called_____________

• Centromeres
• Daughters
• Chromatids
• Karyotypes