DNA & Types of Reproduction Quiz
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The entire genome (or, “the book of you”) is contained inside the _________ of the cell.
A. mitochondria
B. cell wall
C. nucleus
D. lysosomes
Replicates body cells.
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both
A gene carries coded information for the creation of a
A. protein
B. nucleotide
C. golgi body
D. lysosome
What is heredity?
A. The passing of traits from parent to offspring
B. The passing of chromosomes from parent to offspring
C. Traits produced because of environmental influences
D. Alterations in the nucleotide sequence of genes
Passes along genetic material.
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both
What is the name for an organism’s genetic material?
A. DNA
B. Molecule
C. Nucleotide
D. Translation
DNA is made of chains of four smaller molecules called:
A. nucleotides
B. mitochondrial bases
C. life blocks
D. DNAblers
It’s estimated that all the chromosomes together house about 20,000 individual instructions called
A. genes
B. base pairs
C. chromatophores
D. lipids
Freshwater Hydra bulges off the side of a parent and eventually separates as a new cell. Based on this information what type of reproduction is this?
A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction (budding)
C. asexual reproduction (fragmentation)
Strands of DNA are tightly coiled in
A. DNA
B. Base Pairs
C. Chromosomes
D. Mitochondria
How many chromosomes does the human genome contain?
A. 23
B. 46
C. 96
D. 14
Process that allows asexual reproduction
A. mitosis
B. meiosis
C. both
A whole new starfish can grow from a single arm that was cut off a starfish. Based on this information, what type of reproduction is this?
A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction (fragmentation)
C. asexual reproduction (budding)
A planarian is a tiny flatworm that lives in ponds. If a planarian is cut in half, each piece will grow into a new planarian. Based on this information, what type of reproduction is this?
A. sexual reproduction
B. asexual reproduction (binary fission)
C. asexual reproduction (budding)
You can think of DNA as a great library of information that exists to do one thing only. What is that thing?
A. direct the building of different protein molecules
B. Build other double helix models of information.
C. Tell the brain how to construct the body.
D. Store data about what worked and what did not.