What do we call the central region that hold the chromatids together?
centromere
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What do we call the two identical halves of a chromosome?
chromatids
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True or False? A chromosome has exactly one hundred genes on it.
FALSE - can have hundreds of genes on it
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baam
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lifesaver
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Which one does not belong? A nucleotide is made up of a phosphate, a sugar, a salt, and a nitrogen base.
a salt
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True or False? The information on a chromosome determines only one trait.
FALSE - can determine many traits
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What kind of trait? The color of a wolf's fur can change with the change of seasons. a. inherited trait b. learned behavior c. manipulated trait d. environmental trait
environmental
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How many chromosomes do normal human cells have?
46
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What kind of trait? People can pierce their ears or dye their hair. a. inherited trait b. learned behavior c. manipulated trait d. environmental trait
manipulated trait
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True or False? One gene can have hundreds of chromosomes on it.
FALSE - One chromosome can have hundreds of genes on it.
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True or False? Carbohydrates control most of the life processes in cells
FALSE - proteins do
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What does a molecule of DNA resemble? a fireman's pole or a twisted ladder
a twisted ladder
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banana
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What kind of trait? The flamingo taking on a pink color from the food it eats. a. inherited trait b. learned behavior c. manipulated trait d. environmental trait