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Understanding Chromosomes in Living Organisms

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Understanding Chromosomes in Living Organisms

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What is the primary function of chromosomes?

To provide structural support to the cell

To store and transmit genetic information (correct)

To regulate cellular metabolism

To produce enzymes for cellular processes

Where are chromosomes located within a eukaryotic cell?

In the nucleus (correct)

In the cell membrane

In the cytoplasm

In the mitochondria

What is the primary component of chromosomes?

Lipids

Proteins and DNA (correct)

RNA

Carbohydrates

What is the purpose of compacting DNA into chromosomes?

To fit the long DNA molecules into the nucleus Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the protein around which DNA wraps to form a chromosome?

Histones Signup and view all the answers

How many chromosomes do humans have in total?

46 Signup and view all the answers

What is the name given to the complex formed by eight histones together?

Nucleosome Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of chromosomes?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of chromosomes based on the location of the centromere?

Isochromosome Signup and view all the answers

What is the shape of a metacentric chromosome?

V-shaped Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following human chromosome pairs are considered acrocentric?

14, 15, and 21 Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a karyotype?

To identify genetic abnormalities in an individual's chromosomes Signup and view all the answers

Understanding Chromosomes in Living Organisms

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Questions and Answers

What is the primary function of chromosomes?

Where are chromosomes located within a eukaryotic cell?

What is the primary component of chromosomes?

What is the purpose of compacting DNA into chromosomes?

What is the name of the protein around which DNA wraps to form a chromosome?

How many chromosomes do humans have in total?

What is the name given to the complex formed by eight histones together?

What is the main purpose of chromosomes?

Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of chromosomes based on the location of the centromere?

What is the shape of a metacentric chromosome?

Which of the following human chromosome pairs are considered acrocentric?

What is the purpose of a karyotype?

What is the difference between the p arm and the q arm of a chromosome?

What is the function of the centromere in a chromosome?

Which of the following statements about telocentric chromosomes is true?

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