Genetics/Evolution Part 4: DNA, Mitosis, and Meiosis

Question 1

Proteins are long strings or chains of:

Answer 1

Amino acids

Question 2

Proteins are produced by a cell at the _________.

Answer 2

Ribosomes

Question 3

Each human cell contains _____ pairs of chromosomes.

Answer 3

23

Question 4

A nucleotide consists of ____ parts.

Answer 4

3

Question 5

DNA stands for:

Answer 5

Deoxyribonucleic acid

Question 6

In G1 phase, the cell:

Answer 6

Grows/Increases in size

Question 7

In G2 phase, the cell:

Answer 7

Grows and prepares for mitosis

Question 8

In S phase, the cell:

Answer 8

Replicates DNA

Question 9

The parts of a nucleotide are:

Answer 9

Pentose sugar, phosphate, and nitrogenous base

Question 10

Nucleotides can be classified into 2 families:

Answer 10

Pyrimidines and Purines

Question 11

The sides of the DNA molecule are made up of:

Answer 11

Sugar and phosphate

Question 12

The 4 nitrogenous bases found in DNA are:

Answer 12

Adenine, Guanine, Cytosine, and Thymine

Question 13

Nucleotide sequences are read in triplets called ______.

Answer 13

Codons

Question 14

Anything that causes a mutation is called a ________.

Answer 14

Mutagen

Question 15

Alleles are long chains of _________.

Answer 15

Nucleotides

Question 16

DNA is found in the _______ of cells.

Answer 16

Nucleus

Question 17

The phases of Mitosis (in order) are:

Answer 17

Interphase (G1 -> S -> G2), prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase

Question 18

The structure of DNA is best described as a _______ ______.

Answer 18

Double helix

Question 19

Thymine always binds with:

Answer 19

Adenine

Question 20

Guanine always binds with:

Answer 20

Cytosine

Question 21

Adenine always binds with:

Answer 21

Thymine

Question 22

Cytosine always binds with:

Answer 22

Guanine