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Biotek TM2

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which is the best definition of DNA?
a)
a spiral ladder
b)
something in your cells
c)
the recipe for making an organism
2.
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
3.
DNA is inside your cells. What part of the cell is the DNA inside of?
a)
cell membrane
b)
cytoplasm
c)
nucleus
4.
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
5.
What is the human genome?
a)
a piece of DNA
b)
a chromosome
c)
all of your cells
d)
all of your DNA
6.
Which sentence is FALSE?
a)

All organisms have 23 pairs of DNA.

b)

Chromosomes are made of genes.

c)

DNA is made out of 4 nucleotides: adenine, cytosine, thymine, guanine

d)

DNA is the recipe for life.

7.
Which of the following does NOT describe this picture?
a)
humans' 46 chromosomes
b)
one gene
c)
the human genome
d)
humans' 23 pairs of chromosomes
8.
As a silly analogy, we talked about the bun of a hot dog as the ...
a)
genes of cells
b)
chromosomes
c)
DNA
d)
ingredients for life
9.
As a silly analogy, we talked about the meat of a hot dog as the ...
a)
genes of cells
b)
chromosomes
c)
DNA
d)
ingredients for life
10.
If you sliced a little piece of hot dog meat, what would that be like (keeping with our hot dog analogy)?
a)
a gene
b)
chromosome
c)
DNA
d)
ingredients for life
11.

The nucleotides that make up DNA (A, C, T, & G) are like...

a)

the ingredients in a recipe.

b)

the steps in directions.

c)

a map to follow.

d)

really cool and whatever.

12.
Now that scientists know all the letters that make up human DNA (i.e. have "mapped" the human genome), what can doctors do in the near future?
a)
Perform the right surgery for us.
b)
Give us a dose of medication that best fits our individual bodies.
c)
Give us super powers.
d)
Prevent disease.
13.

What is the scientific way of saying "DNA makes different things."?

a)

DNA is in our cells.

b)

DNA codes for specific proteins.

c)

DNA creates life.

d)

DNA is in every organism.

14.

How many chromosomes are found in each cell of your body?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

40

d)

45

15.

What are genes?

a)

Pants

b)

Specific traits

c)

Sections of DNA arranged along the chromosomes

d)

Chromosomes

16.

Which of the following statements about chromosomes is correct?

a)

Chromosomes are long, thread-like structures

b)

Chromosomes are found in the nucleus of all cells in the human body

c)

Chromosomes contain DNA

d)

All of the above

17.

What is a short segment of a DNA strand that codes for our characteristics?

a)

chromosome

b)

DNA

c)

RNA

d)

gene

18.
The twisted ladder shape of DNA is referred to as a ....
a)
Twizzler candy
b)
twisted ladder
c)
double helix
d)
yo mama
19.

From smallest to largest how would genetic information be organized?

a)

genes, cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA

b)

chromosome, cell, gene, DNA, nucleus

c)

DNA/nucleotides, gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell

d)

nucleus, cell, gene, DNA, chromosome

20.
What is a genome?
a)
The complete haploid amount of genetic material present in a cell or organism
b)
A garden ornament 
c)
The sum of all human material.
d)
A totally unique set of genetic material not shared with anything else
21.
The study of the genome is known as
a)
Biology
b)
Genomics
c)
Genes
d)
Heredity

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