Genetics Quiz

Which of the following is considered the basic unit of heredity?

• Traits

• Chromosomes

• Enzymes

• Genes

What are scientists who study genes and heredity called?

• Mathematicians

• Geneticists

• Astronomers

• Environmentalists

Chromosomes are made from protein and what other molecule?

• Ammonia

• ATP

• DNA

• Carbon dioxide

How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human being?

• 23

• 44

• 89

What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?

• RNA

• DOA

• DYNA

• DNA

What scientist is considered the father of the science of genetics?

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• James Watson

• Ben Franklin

What did Francis Crick and James Watson discover?

• That traits were inherited from an organism's parents

• The electron microscope

• The chromosome in the human cell

• The structure of the DNA molecule

True or False: Diseases cannot be inherited through genes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

What is the shape of a DNA molecule called?

• Octahedral

• Covalent

• Double helix

• Triple Triangle

True or False: Over 99% of the DNA in different human beings is the same.

• TRUE

• FALSE