Chromosomes, DNA and Genes

We inherit our genes from ...

• our nucleus.

• our parents.

• from the food we eat.

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DNA is a molecule made up of a combination of how many DNA bases?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Our characteristics are controlled by

• DNA

• genes

• chromosomes

• parents

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A single strand of DNA tightly coiled around special proteins.

• gene

• nucleotide

• chromosome

• nitrogenous base

The type of weak bond found between the complementary base pairs in a strand of DNA.

• hydrogen bond

• base pair

• nucleotide sequence

• nucleotide

The two nitrogenous bases that are joined by a hydrogen bond and create a "rung" on the DNA ladder.

• gene

• base pair

• nucleotide

• nucleotide sequence

The two scientists who discovered the structure and shape of DNA.

• Hooke, Watson

• Crick, Virchow

• Schleiden, Hooke

• Watson, Crick

A long molecule in the shape of a double helix and made up of nucleotides; contains genetic information.

• Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

• ribonucleic acid (RNA)

• chromosome

• gene

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A section of DNA that carries the information on how to make one protein.

• chromosome

• gene

• nucleotide

• nitrogen base

The part of DNA that makes up the "rungs" of the ladder-like structure;

• gene

• nitrogenous base

• base pair

• chromosome