Question

What does a chromosome consist of?

A. Tightly wound DNA only.

B. Loosely dispersed DNA and proteins.

C. Tightly wound DNA and proteins.

D. Loosely dispersed DNA.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

So, there are 2 different forms that DNA can be found in.

The more common form, where the DNA is loosly scattered.

There is a less common form, however, only found during cell division, which is a compacted form. The DNA is tighly wound in this case.

In the case of chromosomes, DNA is tightly pakced, and not loose.

Now, do they are do they not have protiens?

Well, heres another question, how does the DNA get compacted?

It has to wrap around histone protiens.

The logn strands of DNA wrap around many histone protiens, until the full length of DNA has been compacted.

So to answer the question, yes, there are protiens found in chromosomes(specificly histone).

This means the answer must be C, since chrosomes are both tightly bound, and contain protein.

Answer 2

I think C, but I’m not sure.