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SC10 BIO-Q1:DNA & Chromosomes

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The twisted ladder shape of DNA is referred to as a ....
a)
Twizzler candy
b)
twisted ladder
c)
double helix
d)

yo-yo

e)

rungs of ladder

2.

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

3.

From smallest to largest how would genetic information be organized?

a)

genes, cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA

b)

chromosome, cell, gene, DNA, nucleus

c)

DNA, gene, chromosome, nucleus, cell

d)

nucleus, cell, gene, DNA, chromosome

4.

DNA stands for d_______________ ___d (spell every letter from the beginning including the 'space'!)

(a)  

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.
Guanine bonds with ______________.
a)
Adenine
b)
Guanine
c)
Cytosine
d)
Thymine
7.

What are the parts of a nucleotide?

a)

phosphate, sugar, base

b)

A, T, G, C

c)

Nucleic Acids

d)

two base pairs connected

8.

What do genes do?

a)

make / code for proteins

b)

store energy

c)

create bases

d)

create DNAs

e)

make chromosomes

9.

Label the picture in order (from left to right):

a)

phosphate ; sugar ; base

b)

phosphate ; base ; sugar

c)

base ; sugar ; phosphate

d)

base ; phosphate ; sugar

e)

sugar; phosphate; base

10.
Which sequence of DNA bases would pair with this partial strand
ATG TGA CAG
a)
ATG TGA CAG
b)
TAC ACT GTC
c)
GTA AGT GAC
d)
CAT TCA CTG
11.

How many chromosomes are in a diploid cell?

a)

50

b)

46

c)

20

d)

16

12.

Responding to change helps an organism to survive. Which are a response to change in an environment? There are two correct choices.

a)

A cell reproduces asexually.

b)

You get hot and sweat.

c)

A cell only grows in a certain environment.

d)

Hummingbirds migrate to the south for the winter.

13.
Before a soccer game Charlie always eats a big dinner. Which characteristic of life does this face best describe? 
a)
living things use energy
b)
living things reproduce
c)
living things grow and develop
d)
living things are based on a universal genetic code
14.

Genes code for ___, which gives us our traits.

a)

chromosomes

b)

cells

c)

protein

d)

DNA

15.

There is a segment of DNA that codes for every trait that a person has.

These segments of DNA are found on chromosomes and are called ________.

a)

Deoxyribonucleic acid

b)

Genes

c)

Heredity

d)

Recessive Traits