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Genetic Material Quiz

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1. Chromosomes are found in....

A)cells
B)DNA
C)nitrogen bases
D)cytoplasm

2. How many chromosomes do humans have?

A)23
B)46
C)10
D)none of the above

3. Mitosis is when....

A)DNA changes colour
B)the cell gets smaller
C)the cell divides
D)the cells are killed from a deadly virus

4. What is similar about DNA and RNA?

A)they have the same functions
B)they are both in a helix shape
C)they both have 3 strands
D)they are both green

5. What is the function of mitochondria?

A)destroying damages or worn-out cells
B)providing energy to the cells
C)storing the cells waste products
D)storing the cell's genetic information

6. Which bases join together?

A)A + G
B)G + T
C)C + G
D)T + C

7. Which pair of chromosomes do females have?

A)YY
B)XX
C)XY
D)YX

8. The cytoplasm is....

A)a type of cell
B)only found in plant cells
C)the part of the cell which stores waste
D)an organelle

9. What is the difference between animal cells and plant cells?

A)only plant cells have a nucleus
B)plants cells don't have plastids
C)animal cells are blue and plants cells are green
D)the vacuoles in a plant cell are bigger

10. In this section, you learned that....

A)DNA contains important genetic information
B)blood cells are bigger than liver cells
C)ants have 10 pairs of chromosomes
D)DNA changes colour depending on the temperature

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