Chromosomes and Cell Cycle

Why is DNA important?

• It teleports cookies to my locker.

• It carries the instructions for our cells.

• It allows me to be invisible.

• It gave us a snow day in August.

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What are the x-shaped objects called inside of the nucleus of a cell?

• genes

• DNA

• chromosomes

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The part of the cell that contains chromosomes and genes is the:

• Mitochondria

• Nucleus

• Chloroplast

• Ribosomes

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Eye color, hair color, having freckles, etc. are examples of:

• DNA

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• Traits

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A segment of DNA that codes for a trait

• gene

• centromere

• chromosome

• chromatid

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How many Chromosomes do we inherit from our parents?

• 23 from dad and 23 from mom, or 46 total

• 13 from dad and 13 from mom, or 26 total

• 13 from dad and 33 from mom, or 46 total

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What are the nucleotides made of?

• Sugar, Phosphate, nitrogen base
• Phosphate, Adenine, nitrogen base
• Thymine, Adenine, Cytomine
• Phosphate, Nitrogen, Adenine

Adenine bonds with ______________.

• Guanine
• Thymine
• Cytosine
• Adenine

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

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Which sequence of DNA bases is the complementary strand for the following:
ATG TGA CAG

• ATG TGA CAG
• TAC ACT GTC
• GTA AGT GAC
• CAT TCA CTG