Traits and Reproduction

DNA is... (Check all that apply)

• a type of molecule of which genes and chromosomes are made.

• contain the instructions for thousands of genes in many organisms.

• is a double helix.

• is found in the nucleus of the cell

• found in the cytoplasm of the cell.

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A gene is

• A pair of pants made of denim material.

• the proper name of a boy or girl.

• lives in a bottle and grants wishes.

• made of DNA, is an instruction for making a protein molecule, and is located on a chromosome.

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Chromosomes are

• long, hyper coiled pieces of DNA that contain many genes.

• long, hyper coiled pieces of DNA that do not contain many genes.

• long, uncoiled pieces of DNA that contain many genes.

• short hyper coiled pieces of DNA that contain many genes.

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A characteristic that all members of a species have is called a(n)

• Gene

• Feature

• Trait

• Allele

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When offspring receive traits from their parents they ______________ those traits.

• Mutate

• Reproduce

• Inherit

• Reject

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The ___________________ is found in a cell and is where DNA (and Genes) are found.

• Cytoplasm

• Endoplasmic Reticulum

• Nucleus

• Mitochondria

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DNA can leave the nucleus.

• True

• False

A ___________________ is a specific and unique characteristic of an individual organism,

• Feature

• Trait

• Gene

• Allele

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Ribosomes are

• often called the "Powerhouses" of the cell.

• contain instructions for making proteins

• in the nucleus of the cell.

• the parts of the cell in the cytoplasm, that build protein molecules based on instructions from genes

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A specific form of a gene that provides instructions for making a particular protein molecules a(n)

• Gene

• Trait

• Chromosome

• Allele

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