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S1 Structure+of+Chromosomes
S1 Structure+of+Chromosomes
Chromatin
Chromosomes
DNA
The human body is made up of
approximately 40-50 trillion cells.
A. Centriole
B. Centromere
C. Centrosome
D. Chromatid
Q. Duplicated chromosomes are joined at
a point termed:
A. Centriole
B. Centromere
C. Centrosome
D. Chromatid
Q. The cell component visible only
during cell division:
A. Chromosome
B. Chromatin
C. Mitochondria
D. Cell membrane
Q. The cell component visible only
during cell division:
A. Chromosome
B. Chromatin
C. Mitochondria
D. Cell membrane
Biochemically, chromatin is made up of a
substance called DNA (Deoxyribonucleic
acid).
If you unwound all the DNA in a single
cell, it would form a string that’s around
2.2 metres long!
If all the DNA in your body was put
end to end, it would reach to the sun
and back over 600 times (100 trillion
times six feet divided by 92 million
miles).
H ow does the cell manage to
store so much??
DNA molecules are arranged with histone
proteins.
A. Cytosine
B. Guanine
C. Thymine
D. A & B
Q. Adenine pairs with
A. Cytosine
B. Guanine
C. Thymine
D. A & B
Q. Which of these is not part of a
nucleotide?
A. Deoxyribose sugar
B. Phosphate
C. Nitrogen base
D. Ribose sugar
Q. Which of these is not part of a
nucleotide?
A. Deoxyribose sugar
B. Phosphate
C. Nitrogen base
D. Ribose sugar
You now know...
Chromatin
Chromosomes
DNA
Q. If the DNA sequence on one strand read
ACGTTCGAATC, the sequence on the
complementary strand would be _______.
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