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DNA Gene Chromosome

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is the relationship between DNA and chromosomes?

a)

Chromosomes are made of DNA

b)

DNA is made of chromosomes

c)

DNA and chromosomes are the same thing.

d)

All of the above are correct

2.

Inherited traits are controlled by 

a)

genetic information in the genes

b)

the environment a baby is born into

c)

the nucleus and mitochondria

d)

amino acids

3.

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

4.

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

a)

46

b)

23

c)

40

d)

45

5.

Bundled up, organized DNA is called a

a)

gene

b)

trait

c)

chromosome

d)

nucleotide

6.

Long strands of DNA are called

a)

Genome

b)

Chromosome

c)

Traits

d)

Genes

7.

Put in order smallest to largest:

a)

Chromosome - DNA - Gene

b)

Gene - DNA - Chromosome 

c)

DNA - Gene  Chromosome

d)

Chromosome - Gene  - DNA

8.

How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells contain?

a)

23

b)

46

c)

16

d)

32

9.

Where is DNA found in a human cell?

a)

ribosome

b)

nucleus

c)

cell membrane

d)

cytoplasm

10.

How many copies of each gene do you have?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

11.

What does DNA do?

a)

a.  It carries genetic codes from parents to offspring.

b)

a.  It carries oxygen from the lungs to the body.

c)

a.  It tells you who you are.

d)

a.  It defines the organism.

12.

How many chromosomes do human cells have?

a)

46

b)

23

c)

2

d)

44

13.

What is the basic unit of heredity that is made up of DNA and located on chromosomes?

a)

Gene

b)

Chromosome

c)

Nucleotide

d)

Genome

14.

Which of the following best describes the structure of a chromosome?

a)

A single, continuous molecule of DNA wrapped around proteins

b)

A double helix of DNA without any proteins

c)

A circular DNA molecule found in the cytoplasm

d)

A chain of amino acids forming a protein

15.

In a human cell, where are genes located?

a)

In the cytoplasm

b)

On the chromosomes in the nucleus

c)

In the cell membrane

d)

In the ribosomes