Quiz  /  Genetics

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

  • DNA
  • Ammonia
  • ATP
  • Carbon dioxide

  • 2. 
    How many pairs of chromosomes are in a human being?

  • 92
  • 89
  • 44
  • 23

  • 3. 
    Which of the following is considered the basic unit of heredity?

  • Enzymes
  • Traits
  • Genes
  • Chromosomes

  • 4. 
    What are scientists who study genes and heredity called?

  • Astronomers
  • Environmentalists
  • Mathematicians
  • Geneticists

  • 5. 
    What is the abbreviation for deoxyribonucleic acid?

  • DOA
  • RNA
  • DNA
  • DYNA

  • 6. 
    What scientist is considered the father of the science of genetics?

  • Gregor Mendel
  • Albert Einstein
  • Ben Franklin
  • James Watson

  • 7. 
    What did Francis Crick and James Watson discover?

  • The electron microscope
  • That traits were inherited from an organism's parents
  • The chromosome in the human cell
  • The structure of the DNA molecule

  • 8. 
    True or False: Diseases cannot be inherited through genes.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE

  • 9. 
    What is the shape of a DNA molecule called?

  • Double helix
  • Octahedral
  • Covalent
  • Triple Triangle

  • 10. 
    True or False: Over 99% of the DNA in different human beings is the same.

  • FALSE
  • TRUE
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