Chromosome Quiz: questions and answers

1. Where does the term "chromosome" come from?

Greek

Latin

Aramaic

2. Who were first to recognize the chromosomes?

Schleiden, Virchow and Bütschli

Schleiden, Virchow and Painter

Schleiden, Virchow and Boveri

3. When did Theodor Boveri give the demonstration that chromosomes are the vectors of heredity?

1860s

1850s

1880s

4. What is the name of the theory of genetics which identifies chromosomes as the carriers of genetic material?

Pangenesis

Hardy-Weinberg theory

Boveri-Sutton chromosome theory

5. How many pairs of chromosomes do human cells have?

24 pairs

23 pairs

46 pairs

6. What is an autosome?

A chromosome that is not a sex chromosome

A chromosome that is a sex chromosome

A v-shaped chromosome

7. What is the name of a rare genetic disorder due to chromosome deletion on chromosome 5?

Down syndrome

Cri du chat syndrome

Triple X syndrome

8. What does DNA stand for?

Ribonucleic acid

Deoxyribonucleic network

Deoxyribonucleic acid

9. How many cells does a prokaryote organism have?

1

10

100

10. What is the cause of Down syndrome?

Third copy of chromosome 18

Third copy of chromosome 21

Extra genetic material from chromosome 15

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