Chromosomes, DNA, and Genes

What material is interspersed within the nucleus and are made up of DNA and histone aggregates?

• chromosome

• chromatin

• chromatid

• centromere

What do you call the building blocks of the DNA?

• nitrogenous bases

• chromosome

• nucleotide

• nucleosome

It consists of two strands of anti-parallel nucleic acids and is the blueprint of life.

• genome

• gene

• chromatin

• DNA

Twisted form of nucleosome

• solenoid

• telomere

• histones

• nucleic acid

What do you call the small segment of the DNA that is made up of a specific base sequence and is responsible for an individual's traits or characteristics?

• gene

• helix

• adenine

• nitrogenous base

What do you call it when nucleotides assembles by linking together?

• purine

• nucleic acid

• deoxyribonucleic acid

• pyrimidine

A highly condensed form of chromatin that has an X-shaped structure.

• histones

• chromatids

• DNA

• chromosome

The totality of all genetic materials in an organism.

• genes

• genome

• chromosome

• DNA

What do you call the location of a gene in the chromosome?

• centromere

• telomere

• locus

• nucleotide

What is the total number of chromosomes in the human body?

• 23

• 24

• 46

• 48