Quiz  /  Chromosomes

  • 1. 
    Chromosomes are made from protein and what other molecule?

  • DNA
  • Ammonia
  • ATP
  • Carbon dioxide

  • 2. 
    Chromosomes are found inside what structure in the cell?

  • Nucleus
  • Membrane
  • Ribosome
  • Mitochondria

  • 3. 
    How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human being?

  • 92
  • 89
  • 44
  • 23

  • 4. 
    What form does the chromosome take when the cell is not dividing?

  • Long and thin strand
  • Tubes shaped like an X
  • Wound up in tubes
  • All of the above

  • 5. 
    When a cell is getting ready to divide, what are the longer arms of the chromosome called?

  • q arms
  • p arms
  • l arms
  • s arms

  • 6. 
    What is the centromere of a chromosome?

  • All of the above
  • The point where the tubes are pinched together before the split
  • The part of the cell where the chromosome is located
  • The longest arm of the chromosome

  • 7. 
    True or False: Every chromosome carries exactly the same information.

  • TRUE
  • FALSE

  • 8. 
    Which of the following is considered the basic unit of heredity?

  • Enzymes
  • Traits
  • Genes
  • Chromosomes

  • 9. 
    What is the name for the sequence of a gene that determines a specific trait like brown eyes?

  • Nucleus
  • Centromere
  • DNA
  • Allele

  • 10. 
    What does the X/Y pair of chromosomes determine in humans?

  • Whether you are a male or a female
  • What color of hair you have
  • How tall you will be
  • What color of eyes you have
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