Traits and DNA

Why is DNA important?

• It is very small and very complicated.

• It is in everything.

• It serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things.

• We eat it every day for energy.

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Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• mitochondria

• vacuole

• chloroplast

• nucleus

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The chances of something happening is called -

• dominant

• genotype

• phenotype

• probability

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The study of heredity is known as -

• gene

• genetics

• meiosis

• hybrid

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The passing of traits from parent to offspring is known as -

• Heredity

• Genetics

• Hybrid

• Probability

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One set of instructions for an inherited trait is known as -

• heredity

• allele

• trait

• gene

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A single piece of coiled DNA found in the cells that contains genes that encode traits is called a -

• gene

• chromosome

• trait

• DNA

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A characteristic that an organism can pass on to its offspring through its genes is called a -

• protein

• trait

• DNA

• gene

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Different forms of the same gene, such as for hair color, are known as -

• alleles

• genes

• traits

• DNA

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What does DNA stand for?

• Deoxyribonucleic acid
• Denitrogenous acid
• Deribonucleic acid
• Diribonucleic acid