Chromosomes and How Cells Divide

Question 1

What makes up a chromosome

Answer 1

Chromatids made from DNA and Proteins

Question 2

What are histones

Answer 2

A certain protein that DNA wraps around

Question 3

What is a Nucleosome

Answer 3

DNA wrapped around a Histone

Question 4

Are autosomes related to sex

Answer 4

No

Question 5

Female chromosome

Answer 5

XY

Question 6

Male chromosome

Answer 6

XX

Question 7

What are gametes

Answer 7

sex cells (contains half of chromosomes in the body)

Question 8

What is a chromatid

Answer 8

One-half of a chromosome

Question 9

How many chromatids does a full chromosome have

Answer 9

2

Question 10

What is the center of a chromosome called

Answer 10

Centromere

Question 11

Is 1 chromatid a chromosome

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

How many chromosomes does a human have

Answer 12

46

Question 13

What are chromosomes arranged in

Answer 13

Pairs of 23

Question 14

Every cell in your body that is not a sex cell

Answer 14

somatic cells

Question 15

Every sex cell in your body

Answer 15

Haploid Cells

Question 16

Pre-fix homo meaning

Answer 16

the same

Question 17

Pre-fix hetero meaning

Answer 17

opposite

Question 18

What form of division do somatic cells use

Answer 18

Mitosis

Question 19

What form of division do Haploid cells use

Answer 19

Meiosis

Question 20

What is an image/picture of your chromosomes called

Answer 20

Karyotype

Question 21

Purpose of mitosis

Answer 21

to produce body cells for growth and repair

Question 22

Purpose of Meiosis

Answer 22

To produce genetically different cells for reproduction

Question 23

Why do cells divide

Answer 23

Growth, Repair, Reproduction