Heredity, Genes, and Chromosomes

Heredity is the passage of what from parent to offspring?

• Genetic material

• Enzymes

• Cells

Genes are described as:

• The release of energy

• Waste production by cells

• Unit of heredity

Heredity defines as the passage of genetic material from

• Sibling to sibling

• Parent to child

• Nature to child

Tommy has blue eyes like his father. Where is the genetic material found?

• Genes within chromosomes in the nucleus

• Nucleus within a gene in the chromosome

• Cytoplasm within a chromosome

The heredity information in animals and plant cells is located on the chromosomes, which cells store in the:

• Vessels

• Cells

• Nucleus

On what structures are genes located?

• DNA

• Cells

• Chromosomes

The inherited traits of an organism are governed by:

• Enzymes

• Genes

• Nature

Heredity does NOT play a key role in the development of individual's lives.

• True

• False

What are basic building blocks of heredity?

• Cells

• Nerves

• Genes

Threadlike structures that carry building blocks of heredity:

• Chromosomes

• Genes

• DNA