DNA and Heredity Quiz

The study of heredity

• Genetics

• Hereodontistry

• Ancestry

• Gene pool analysis

What is a gene?

• A segment of DNA used by the cell as instruction for proteins

• An article of clothing

• The entire genetic instruction to form an organism

• Chromosomes

What is the process by which characteristics are passed from parents to offspring?

• Genetic drift

• Heredity

• Genetic mutation

• Genetics

What is the name of the shape of the DNA molecule?

• Spiral

• Double helix

• Triple helix

• Circle

The study of heredity

• Genetics

• Genome

• Heredosophy

• Ancestry

What is a trait?

• A characteristic or quality either visible or not visible in an organism.

• Genes

• Something an organism learns such as language

• Heredity

Which method of passing DNA to offspring requires only one parent?

• Sexual reproduction

• Asexual reproduction

• Heredity

• Genetic reproduction

What does DNA stand for?

• Dihydrogen Nitrogen Atom
• Deoxyribonucleic Acid
• Double Nucleotide Assembly
• Dinosaur Nucleic Acid

What is a chromosome?

• A gene

• A 'bundle' of coiled DNA

• The entire genome

• A trait

A chromosome is DNA

• True

• False