Heredity

Chapter 2: Heredity

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Heredity

Parents pass on their characteristics to their offspring.

Genes

are structures in the cell that are responsible for the characteristics in organisms.

Multiple Choice

What are structures in the cell that are responsible for the characteristics in organisms.

• cell

• genes

• jeans

• nucleus

Cell

• The cell contains nucleus which controls all the activities of the cell

• The nucleus contains the genes

• These genes determine the characteristics in us.

• These characteristics are known as traits. 

Cell

is the building block of all organism

Multiple Select

What is this?

• virus

• microbes

• cell

• germs

• Organisms reproduce to ensure that their kind will continue to exist

• If organisms do not reproduce their kind will die out and they will become extinct. 

Nucleus

The inner part of the cell that controls the cell activity.

Open Ended

The cell contains ______ which controls all the activities of the cell