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WorksheetsDNA and genes
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 11mins
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Class
Date
1.
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
2.
What does DNA stand for?
a)
Deoxyribonucleic acid
b)
Denitrogenous acid
c)
Deribonucleic acid
d)
Diribonucleic acid
3.
The shape of the DNA molecule is a double __________________?
a)
"S"
b)
helix
c)
rope
d)
curve
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.
The yellow part of this picture is DNA. What do you think the turquoise part around it is?
a)
chromosome
b)
gene
c)
DNA
d)
ACTG
6.
What is a gene?
a)
A bundle (like a hot dog bun) that the DNA is packed into
b)
something inside the nucleus
c)
a piece of DNA
d)
all of your DNA
7.
The traits of an organism are passed to its offspring on small coded strands of DNA material called
a)
meiosis
b)
recessive traits
c)
genes
d)
heredity
8.
How many pairs of chromosomes do humans have?
a)
21
b)
22
c)
23
d)
24
9.
What is the correct sequence of structures from smallest to largest?
a)
Chromosomes, Gene, DNA, Nucleus, Cell
b)
Cell, Nucleus, Chromosomes, DNA, Genes
c)
DNA, Gene, Nucleus, Chromosome, Cell
d)
Gene, DNA, Chromosomes, Nucleus, Cell
e)
Gene Nucleus, DNA, Chromosome, Cell
10.
Adenine, Cytosine, Guanine and Thymine are examples of
a)
DNA structure
b)
DNA bases
c)
DNA double helix
d)
Paired bases
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