What is the term for a section of a DNA molecule that codes for proteins?(1 point)

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gene
gene

chromosome
chromosome

deoxyribose
deoxyribose

cytosine

Eukaryotic chromosomes tend to be much larger than prokaryotic chromosomes. In order to package these large chromosomes into the nucleus, which family of proteins are used by the cell?(1 point)
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DNA polymerases
DNA polymerases

histones
histones

transcription factors
transcription factors

RNA polymerases
RNA polymerases

Which of the following choices correctly compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosomes?(1 point)
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Prokaryotic chromosomes are wrapped into structures called nucleosomes.
Prokaryotic chromosomes are wrapped into structures called nucleosomes.

Prokaryotic chromosomes are linear while eukaryotic chromosomes are circular.
Prokaryotic chromosomes are linear while eukaryotic chromosomes are circular.

Prokaryotes tend to only have one chromosome while eukaryotes have many.
Prokaryotes tend to only have one chromosome while eukaryotes have many.

Prokaryotic chromosomes are typically much larger than eukaryotic ones.

Which answer choice below correctly describes the structure of DNA?(1 point)
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Sugar-nitrogen base backbone with phosphates in the middle forming a double helix.
Sugar-nitrogen base backbone with phosphates in the middle forming a double helix.

A sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases in the middle forming a double helix.
A sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases in the middle forming a double helix.

Nitrogen bases on the outside with sugar-phosphate in the middle of a double helix.
Nitrogen bases on the outside with sugar-phosphate in the middle of a double helix.

Sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases coming off a single helix.

Chromosomes in eukaryotes are made of DNA wrapped around proteins. What is the combination of DNA and protein called?(1 point)
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histones
histones

genes
genes

alleles
alleles

nucleosomes

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

1. What is the term for a section of a DNA molecule that codes for proteins?
   Answer: gene

2. Eukaryotic chromosomes tend to be much larger than prokaryotic chromosomes. In order to package these large chromosomes into the nucleus, which family of proteins are used by the cell?
   Answer: histones

3. Which of the following choices correctly compares prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosomes?
   Answer: Prokaryotes tend to only have one chromosome while eukaryotes have many.

4. Which answer choice below correctly describes the structure of DNA?
   Answer: A sugar-phosphate backbone with nitrogen bases in the middle forming a double helix.

5. Chromosomes in eukaryotes are made of DNA wrapped around proteins. What is the combination of DNA and protein called?
   Answer: nucleosomes (Note: Although histones are a type of protein in this context, the term for the combination itself is nucleosomes, which refers to the basic unit formed by DNA wrapped around histone proteins.)