Genetic Materials

What is heredity?

• A kind of genetic disorder
• The way DNA divides
• A trait you inherit from your parents
• The passing down of traits from parents to children

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How many chromosomes exist in each of your body cells?

• 10

• 12

• 23

• 46

What is the relationship between DNA and chromosomes?

• Chromosomes are made of DNA
• DNA is made of chromosomes
• DNA and chromosomes are the same thing.
• All of the above are correct

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What is the monomer (repeating subunit) of DNA?

• Glycerol

• Monosaccharides

• Amino Acids

• Nucleotides

What is the function of DNA?

• Stores energy

• Stores genetic information

• Movement

• Physical structure

What are the components of a nucleotide?

• nitrogenous base, phosphate group, and deoxyribose sugar

• deoxyribose sugar, purine, and pyrimidine

• nitrogenous base and a phosphate group

• DNA, phosphate group, monosaccharide

What contains information for making the body's proteins?

• Proteins

• Nucleic Acids

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

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Which of the following is NOT part of a nucleotide?

• Nitrogenous Base

• Phosphate Group

• Deoxyribose Sugar

• Fatty Acid

What is the shape of DNA?

• Double Hyperbola

• Parabolic

• Double Helix

• Linear

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The backbone of a DNA molecule are made of

• Fatty Acid and Glycerol

• Sugar and Phosphate

• Amino Acids and Peptides

• Nitrogenous Bases and Enzymes