Edge Level Unit 2 Cluster 1 "Genes: All in the Family"

A science article is usually

• narrative nonfiction

• expository nonfiction

• argumentative nonfiction

• procedural nonfiction

A science article usually

• tells a story about a real events

• tries to convince you to think a certain way or to do something

• gives step by step directions on how to do something

• has ideas, facts, and information about the natural world

The ______ helps organize a science article.

• heads

• facts

• key terms

• coded information

I received 23 chromosomes from my mother and 46 chromosomes from my father.

• True

• False

Which one 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.

When we read a text,

• we should ask questions before reading.

• we should ask questions during reading.

• we should ask questions after reading.

• All of the above.

When reading a text,

• we should only ask questions we already know the answers to.

• we should only ask closed ended questions with yes or no answers.

• we should ask open ended questions that begin with who, what, when, where, why, and how.

• we should never ask questions.

When the head in a science article asks a question,

• you should ask the teacher to answer it.

• stop reading if you do not know the answer.

• the text that follows will probably answer that question.

• there is some sort of mistake because we only want answers.

Features like heads and diagrams help ______ in a science article.

• organize the information

• trick readers about what they read

• give the reader recessive genes for blue eyes

• tell a story from beginning to end