Basics of DNA

Question 1

What does DNA stand for?

Answer 1

deoxyribose nucleic acid

Question 2

What is a double Helix?

Answer 2

two strands of DNA which are twisted together

Question 3

Where is DNA located?

Answer 3

in the nucleus of your cells

Question 4

Our DNA is identical in every cell of our body

Answer 4

true

Question 5

what is DNA?

Answer 5

DNA is a molecule that is found in the nucleus of cells.

Question 6

What does DNA contain?

Answer 6

genes, which hold information about traits

Question 7

What is it called when DNA is condensed?

Answer 7

a chromosome

Question 8

What are genes?

Answer 8

sections of DNA that come one after the other

Question 9

How many chromosomes do humans have in each and everyone of their cells?

Answer 9

46 chromosomes

Question 10

What other species have the same number of chromosomes as us?

Answer 10

none. each species has a unique number of chromosomes

Question 11

what is one feature that is the same for all species?

Answer 11

chromosomes consist of one pair of chromatids

Question 12

What do two chromatids joined together form?

Answer 12

a chromosome