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Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity
Genetic information is encoded in DNA molecules.
Item RH024001: Both an organism's physical characteristics and its behaviors could be affected by the information in the organism's DNA molecules (no specific organism identified).
Which of the following could be affected by the information in the DNA molecules of an organism?
- Both an organism’s physical characteristics and its behaviors
- An organism’s physical characteristics but not its behaviors
- An organism’s behaviors but not its physical characteristics
- Neither an organism’s physical characteristics nor its behaviors
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1801 |
6–8 n = 1072 |
9–12 n = 729 |
Male n = 866 |
Female n = 902 |
English n = 1632 |
Other n = 142 |
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| A. | Both an organism’s physical characteristics and its behaviors | 43% | 42% | 45% | 44% | 42% | 44% | 33% |
| B. | An organism’s physical characteristics but not its behaviors | 31% | 30% | 31% | 30% | 32% | 31% | 30% |
| C. | An organism’s behaviors but not its physical characteristics | 16% | 18% | 14% | 17% | 16% | 16% | 23% |
| D. | Neither an organism’s physical characteristics nor its behaviors | 10% | 10% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 9% | 14% |