DNA, Genes, Chromosomes, and Traits

What is DNA?

• Donuts, Naps, and Apples

• I don't know

• Denitrogenous Acid

• Deoxyribonucleic Acid

Why is DNA important?

• We can eat it for energy

• It is small and complicated

• It is in everything

• It serves as a blueprint

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Where are genes found? (2 answers)

• Thread-like structures (chromosomes)

• The back of our brain

• Cell nucleus

• The center of our brain

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_____inherit traits

• Insects

• Only humans

• All living things

• Only plants

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Genetic material (DNA) can be found in the...

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• chloroplast

• cell wall

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What is the correct order of organization for genetic information?

• Gene, DNA, chromosomes, nucleus, cell

• Cell, nucleus, DNA, chromosome, gene

• Nucleus, cell, chromosome, gene, DNA

• Cell, nucleus, chromosome, DNA, gene

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What is heredity?

• The passing of traditions from one generation to the next.

• The passing of genetic information from one generation to the next.

• Genetic information found in the nucleus.

• The study of genes.

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How many chromosomes are found in a "normal" human being?

• 44

• 46

• 48

• 50

Dominant traits...

• Covers other traits

• Represented by capital letters in genotypes

• Represented by little letters in genotypes

• The hidden trait

Which choice is NOT true about genes?

• They are found in the nucleus.

• They are located on chromosomes.

• They provide energy to the cell.

• They provide genetic information for traits.

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