WorksheetsEpigenetics
Total questions: 6
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How can a person's muscle cells have the same exact DNA sequences as their nerve cells even though the look and perform completely different?
a)
The two different cells become mutated
b)
The proteins expressed in each cell are different
c)
They actually have different DNA in the two types of cells.
d)
The genome of the different cells changes
2.
What is a Gene?
a)
A segment of RNA that encodes for a protein
b)
A chromosome
c)
A segment of DNA that encodes for a protein
d)
Your genome
3.
The process by which a cell becomes specialized for a specific structure or function.
a)
cell multiplication
b)
cell division
c)
mitosis
d)
cell differentiation
4.
The difference between DNA code and the epigenome is that the DNA code is
a)
flexible, while the epigenome is fixed for life
b)
fixed for life, while the epigenome is flexible
c)
determined by the environment, while the epigenome is not
d)
determined by one's stress level, while the epigenome is not
5.
When cells are exposed to chemicals that damage DNA, what is the usual response?
a)
The cells automatically become cancerous
b)
Normal biochemical repair processes fix any damage
c)
The cells undergo apoptosis, a type of cell death
d)
The cells change to a different type of cell
6.
Which factor can affect the epigenome?
a)
nutrition
b)
exercise
c)
stress
d)
all of these factors can affect the epigenome
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