What statement from the text supports the importance of genes?

• “The billions of cells in your body follow this system and make everything happen for you.”

• “Cells are so tiny that they can’t be seen without a microscope.”

• “Chromosomes are made up of tightly packed DNA and proteins.”

• “Alleles help to determine physical characteristics.”

Based on the text, why are proteins important?

• They have dominance over the alleles.

• They can be found in many foods

• They are divided into segments

• They perform numerous tasks

Which quote from the text explains cells act independently?

• “Cells are the basic units that make up living things.”

• “Inside the nucleus are instructions telling the cell what its job is inside the body.”

• “DNA is like an instruction.”

• “Alleles are forms of the same gene with small differences in the sequence of DNA.”

Based on paragraph 6, what can be inferred about proteins?

• Proteins are complicated cells

• Proteins are similar in various people

• Proteins work inside and outside the body

• Proteins have different but critical functions

Which quote from the text emphasizes the importance of a cell’s role?

• “The instructions in the cells affect everything from your eye color to how your body responds to infections.”

• “Cells are the basic units that make up living things.”

• “Cells are so tiny that they can't be seen without a microscope.”

• “Inside its nucleus, each human cell has twenty-three pairs of chromosomes—for a total of forty-six.”