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Chromosomes

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of molecules make up the genetic components of chromosomes?

a)

DNA

b)

ATP

c)

A Teepee

d)

genes

2.

How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human being?

a)

23

b)

44

c)

89

d)

72

3.

What form does the genetic material take when the cell is not dividing?

a)

Wound up in tubes.

b)

Chromatin.

c)

Tubes shaped like an X.

d)

All of the above.

4.

Where are chromosomes found in a cell?

a)

In the neutron of the cell.

b)

In the nucleus of the cell.

c)

In the proton of the cell.

d)

In the cell membrane of the cell.

5.

Why is DNA important?

a)

it is very small and very complicated

b)

it's in everything

c)

it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things

d)

because we eat it every day for energy

6.

If we were to look inside a normal human bone cell, how many total chromosomes would we find?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

23

d)

46

7.
What percentage of chromosomes are handed down by a sperm cell?
a)
75%
b)
25%
c)
50%
d)
100%
8.

DNA and its associated proteins condense into thickened threads known as _____.

a)

chromatin

b)

genes

c)

histones

d)

karyotypes

9.
Human eggs and sperm are _____, and each has ____ chromosomes.
a)
diploid, 23
b)
diploid, 46
c)
haploid, 23
d)
haploid, 46
10.

During interphase, the DNA is in the form of _____.

a)

chromatin

b)

chromosomes

c)

chromatids

d)

centromeres

11.

Two identical copies of a single replicated chromosome that are connected by a centromere.

a)

Chromatin

b)

Homologous chromosomes

c)

Sister chromatid

d)

Centromere

12.

_____ determines the number of chromosomes.

a)

The number of centromeres

b)

The number of centrioles

c)

The number of centrosomes

d)

All of these are correct.

13.

The diploid condition for a human = _____.

a)

46 chromosomes

b)

2n

c)

Both 46 chromosomes & 2n are correct.

d)

Neither 46 chromosomes nor 2n are correct.

14.

The haploid condition for a human = _____.

a)

46 chromosomes

b)

2n

c)

Both 46 chromosomes & 2n are correct.

d)

Neither 46 chromosomes nor 2n are correct.

15.

What kind of protein are chromosomes made of?

a)

histone

b)

hertone

c)

aminoo acid

d)

None of these are correct.

16.
Histones are 
a)
proteins wound up in DNA
b)
critical to maintaining the shape of chromosomes
c)
aid in the tight packing of DNA
d)
all of these 
17.
Each identical side of a chromosome is the 
a)
centromere
b)
chromatin
c)
centriole
d)

(sister) chromatid

18.
When DNA is in its less coiled, "relaxed," state, between cell divisions, it is called
a)
autosomes
b)
chromatid
c)
chromatin
d)
centromere
19.
Autosomes are
a)
chromosomes found in autotrophs, only
b)
chromosomes that automatically correct all errors in the DNA
c)
chromosomes that determine traits other than sex
d)
chromosomes that determine the sex of the individual
20.
The structure that holds two chromosomes together until they separate for cell division is the
a)
chromatid
b)
chromatin
c)
centromere
d)
cytoplasm
21.

A _______ is a segment of DNA that codes for a specific protein or RNA molecule.

a)

gene

b)

gamete

c)

chromosome

d)

chromatid

22.

Chromosomes that are paired by size and content are called _______ chromosomes.

a)

homeostasis

b)

homologous

c)

matching

d)

sister

23.

Body cells are also called _________ cells.

a)

normal

b)

prokaryotic

c)

pathogens

d)

somatic

24.

A _______ is an egg that has been fertilized by a sperm cell.

a)

gene

b)

chromosome

c)

zygote

d)

embryo

25.

The chromosomes that are not involved in determining the sex of an individual are called __________.

a)

sex chromosomes

b)

mutations

c)

autosomes

d)

homologous

26.

The 2 female sex chromosomes are ___.

a)

XY

b)

XX

27.

The 2 male sex chromsomes are _____.

a)

XY

b)

XX

28.

The 23rd pair of chromosomes that do determine the sex of an individual are called ___________.

a)

sex chromosomes

b)

autosomes

c)

homologous

d)

genes

29.

A photo of the chromosomes in a dividing cell that are arranged by size is called a _________.

a)

mutation

b)

gene

c)

picture

d)

karyotype

30.

Down Syndrome is also known as _________.

a)

Trisomy 18

b)

Trisomy 21

c)

Monosomy X

d)

Trisomy 13