DNA Chromosomes

DNA that is tightly coiled and wrapped around proteins in the nucleus of a cell

• chromosome

• centriole

• chromatin

• nucleotide

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L.8.2A.1

Process of copying a DNA molecule to make another DNA molecule

(a)  

• replication

• mutation

• chromosome

• diploid

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L.8.2A.1

Coiled and condensed fibers that form chromosomes

• replication

• chromosome

• chromatin

• centriole

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L.8.2A.1

A permanent change in the sequence of DNA, or the nucleotides, in a gene or a chromosome.

• eukaryotic cell

• prokaryotic cell

• ribosome

• mutation

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L.8.2A.1

A molecule made of a nitrogen base, a sugar, and a phosphate group that forms the basic structural unit of DNA

• nucleotide

• chromosome

• chromatin

• replication

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L.8.2A.1

What is a long coiled strand of DNA and proteins?

• gene

• RNA

• chromosome

• genome

DNA is short for

• Ribonucleic acid

• Deoxyribonucleic acid

• Nucleic acid

How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells contain?

• 23

• 46

• 16

• 32

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Where is DNA found in a human cell?

• ribosome

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

What is a short segment of a DNA strand that codes for our characteristics?

• chromosome

• DNA

• RNA

• gene

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NGSS.HS-LS1-1