DNA and Cell Division Review

Which parent contributed 22 body chromosomes and the Y chromosome?

• Mother (female)

• Father (male)

Check ALL of the purposes of mitosis in multicellular organisms:

• Growth

• Development

• Reproduction

• Repair

Which component of a DNA molecule is most important for holding the information that instructs cells to make proteins?

• Sugar

• Phosphate

• Hydrogen bonds

• Nitrogenous bases

Select all the cells that are produced from meiosis:

• Sperm

• Egg

• Gametes

• Skin

• Nervous

In this picture__________________ is being replicated.

Which set of numbers shows the correct order of the phases of the cell cycle.

• 4, 2, 5, 3, 1, 6

• 4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 1

• 2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 1

• 1, 2, 5, 3, 6, 4

What is the complementary sequence of the following DNA strand: AGTCGT

Which label shows the sugar-phosphate backbone?

• 1

• 2

If a double stranded DNA molecule has 17% G nucleotides, what is the percentage of C nucleotides?

• 17%

• 33%

• 34%

• 83%

If a double stranded DNA molecule has 17% G nucleotides, what is the percentage of A nucleotides?

• 17%

• 33%

• 34%

• 83%