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10SCI Genetics and DNA Recap

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

True or false? All living things have DNA.

a)

true

b)

false

2.

The sides of DNA contain

a)

Sugar and phosphate

b)

Sugar and base pairs

c)

Phosphate and base pairs

d)

DNA does not have any sides

3.

The scientific name for the shape of DNA is

a)

Double

Helix

b)

Twisted ladder

c)

Spiral shape

d)

Double spiral

4.

Which of the following is NOT a nitrogen base in DNA?

a)

Adenine

b)

Glucose

c)

Cytosine

d)

Thymine

5.
What are the 4 nitrogen bases?
a)
adenine, thymine, cytoplasm, and guanine
b)
adenine, thymine cytosine, and guanine
c)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and gylcerol
d)
adenine, thymine, cytosine, and glucose
6.

The smallest unit of DNA is called a...

(a)  

7.

The 3 parts that make up a nucleotide are:

4 lines
8.

What is a segment of DNA on a chromosome that codes for a trait?

a)

nucleotide

b)

gene

c)

RNA

d)

protein

9.

A gene is a section of DNA that codes for...

a)

a protein which affects a characteristic

b)

a nucleotide

c)

a protein which affects a cytoplasm

d)

a phosphate

10.

What are chromosomes made of?

4 lines
11.

How many chromosomes do you have in most of your cells?

4 lines
12.

How many homologous pairs of chromosomes do humans have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

2

d)

none

13.

How many chromosomes do you inherit from each individual parent?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

2

d)

22

14.

How many total chromosomes do humans have?

a)

45

b)

23

c)

22

d)

46