Genes & Proteins

What is the basic structural and functional unit of living organisms?

• gene

• Chromosome

• Cell

• Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Cells are to organisms as bricks are to what?

• Water

• Buildings

• Air

• Plants

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

What part of the cell contains the chromosomes?

• Telomere

• Nucleus

• Cell

• Centromere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

What type of biomolecules are proteins?

• Carbohydrates

• Lipids

• Nucleic acids

• amino acids

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-1

A characteristic of an organism; can be genetic or acquired

• trait

• variants

• gene

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Different forms or versions of something

• trait

• variants

• gene

• DNA

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A single, highly organized & structured piece of DNA

• gene

• chromosome

• trait

• cell

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

The basic physical and functional unit of heredity made up of DNA

• gene

• chromosome

• trait

• cell