Genes: All in the Family

Which of these do you usually find in a science article?

• stories
• opinions 
• facts
• problems

What are key terms?

• facts that can be proved
• titles that explain diagrams
• answers to important questions
• words you need to know about a topic

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which of these helps organize a science article?

• facts
• heads
• key terms
• coded information

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CCSS.W.9-10.2A

If a section has a head that is a question, that means

• the section explains the answer to the question.
• the author does not know the answer to the question.
• you have to look at a diagram to answer the question.
• the section is more important than others without a question in the head.

According to the article, genes do not determine your

• height.
• eye color.
• hair color.
• personality.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Which is the biggest?

• cell
• gene
• chromosome
• DNA molecule

What is probably true about a boy with blue eyes and red hair?

• He received dominant genes from his father.
• He received recessive genes from his mother.
• He received two sets of dominant genes from his parents.
• He received two sets of recessive genes from his parents.

What type of text is this?

• narrative
• expository
• persuasive

Tags

CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2

A gene is

• an instruction that tells your body how to work.
• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• a chunky, X-shaped structure of coiled DNA
• the basic structure of all life

DNA is

• an instruction that tells your body how to work.
• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• a chunky, X-shaped structure of coiled DNA
• the basic structure of all life