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  • In a plant cell, DNA may be found in


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  • A. only in the nucleus and mitochondria.
  • B. only in the nucleus and chloroplasts
  • C. in the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts.
  • D. only in the nucleus.

  • Correct Answer
  • in the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts. 

    Explanation

    All of the genetic information in a cell was initially thought to be confined to the DNA in the chromosomes of the cell nucleus.

    It is now known that small circular chromosomes, called extranuclear, or cytoplasmic, DNA, are located in two types of organelles found in the cytoplasm of the cell.

    These organelles are the mitochondria in animal and plant cells and the chloroplasts in plant cells.

    Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) contains genes that are involved with aspects of photosynthesis and with components of the special protein-synthesizing apparatus that is active within the organelle.

    Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) contains some of the genes that participate in the conversion of the energy of chemical bonds into the energy currency of the cell?a chemical called adenosine triphosphate (ATP)?as well as genes for mitochondrial protein synthesis.

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    • 1. Which action is the best example of a direct observation?

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    • A. listening to a cricket chirp at night and counting the number of chirps per minute
    • B. determining the seal population of an island by counting seals in 10 square meters of the island
    • C. identifying which bird was present by the tracks that it leaves in the sand at a beach
    • D. reading numbers on a heat sensor to conclude that there is a deer in the night woods
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    • 2. What is the main component of bones and teeth?

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    • A. Calcium Phosphate
    • B. Calcium Carbonate
    • C. Calcium Nitrate
    • D. Calcium Sulphate
    • Discuss
    • 3. The longest period of prenatal development is the

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    • A. Germinal period
    • B. Fetal period
    • C. Embryonic period
    • D. None
    • Discuss
    • 4. Plants synthesis protein from

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    • A. amino acids
    • B. starch
    • C. fatty acids
    • D. sugar
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of these provides your body with energy?

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    • A. Carbohydrates
    • B. Fats
    • C. Vitamins
    • D. All the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. 3 functions of the nervous system?
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    • 7. What organelle is responsible for photosynthesis?

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    • A. mitochondria
    • B. Cytoplasm
    • C. Chloroplasts
    • D. Ribosomes
    • Discuss
    • 8. Heat transfer horizontally within the atmosphere is called

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    • A. Convection
    • B. Advection
    • C. Conduction
    • D. Absorption
    • Discuss
    • 9. Plants developing in dry conditions are

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    • A. lithophytes
    • B. hydrophytes
    • C. mesophytes
    • D. xerophytes
    • Discuss
    • 10. While landing what type of tyres are used in an Aircraft?

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    • A. Water tubed
    • B. Thick tubed
    • C. Tubeless
    • D. Thin tubed
    • Discuss


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