Know Your Cells

All cells that make up and organism have

• the same genetic material.

• the same activated genes.

• the same DNA codes/instructions.

• different DNA instructions/codes.

Which statement is TRUE about the genes of a specialized cell?

• All the specialized cells contain the exact same activated genes.

• Each specialized cell contains a different set of activated genes.

• The specialized cells contains half as many genes as the unspecialized cell.

• Each specialized cell contains twice as many genes as the unspecialized cell.

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All cells in an organism have the same set of DNA instructions. True or False

• True

• False

• I am not sure.

All cells in an organism have the same genes turned on and off. True or False?

• True

• False

• I am confused.

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The characteristics of a particular cell are controlled

• by all the genes within the organism's genome.

• by all the genes within the organism's DNA.

• by the activated regions(turned on) within the organism's set of DNA.

How are neuron cells similar to other body cells?

• Both neuron cells and other body cells have the same activated genes.

• Both neuron cells and other body cells have the same genome (set of DNA sequences).

• Neuron cells have the same turned-on genes as other body cells.

An organism with 12 chromosomes in its body cells reproduces new cells. What would be the resulting daughter cells?

• two new cells with 6 chromosomes.

• two new cells with 12 chromosomes

• four new cells with 6 chromosomes

• four new cells with 12 chromosomes.

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Which of the following causes the cell to become specialized?

• the location of DNA in the nucleus.

• all the genes in the set of DNA.

• the activated genes within the set of DNA

• the different combinations of genes in DNA

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How keratin protein for hair is different from the protein in liver cells?

• The genes that express protein for hair have a different set of DNA than liver cells.

• A set of genes for hair protein are turned on but turned off in liver cells.

• The set of genes for hair protein are turned off but are turned on for liver cells.

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All multicellular organisms start off as a single cell, called zygote. The zygote develops into embryonic stem cells by

• gene expression.

• mitosis division.

• meiosis division.

• interphase.

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