Heredity and DNA

How many parents in sexual reproduction?

• 1
• 4
• 2
• 3

Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

• Chloroplast
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria

The passing of DNA from parents to offspring

• Generation
• Heredity
• Inheritance
• Traits

What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome that  codes for a trait
• a piece of clothing
• a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait
• Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait

Which organelle is DNA usually found in?

• cell membrane
• vacuole
• chloroplast
• nucleus

In asexual reproduction there is____ parent(s).

• two
• one

How many total chromosomes do most humans have?

• 2

• 46

• 44

Why is DNA important?

• it is very small and very complicated
• it's in everything
• it serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
• because we eat it every day for energy

Heredity is the passing of traits from one generation to the next in....

• asexual organisms

• sexual organisms

• eukaryotic organisms

• all organisms

Chromosomes are...

• wrapped up DNA

• cell membranes

• Animals that live in forest ecosystems