Science Assessment ~ Items ~ RH008004

In sexually reproducing organisms, such as humans, which of the following is TRUE about the genetic information in the body cells of a daughter and her mother?

All of the daughter's body cells contain some genetic information from her mother.
Exactly half of the daughter's body cells contain genetic information from her mother.
None of the daughter's body cells contain any genetic information from her mother.
Each type of body cell contains a different amount of genetic information from her mother.

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NGSS

Topic: Reproduction, Genes, and Heredity
Correct Answer: A
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Distribution of Responses

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Students Responding Correctly

Group	Correct	Total	Percent
Overall	686	2729	25%
Grades
6–8	336	1513	22%
9–12	350	1213	29%
Gender
Male	360	1297	28%
Female	306	1374	22%
Primary Language
English	605	2412	25%
Other	63	244	26%

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Disciplinary Core Ideas: LS1.B In multicellular organisms individual cells grow and then divide via a process called mitosis, thereby allowing the organism to grow. The organism begins as a single cell (fertilized egg) that divides successively to produce many cells, with each parent cell passing identical genetic material (two variants of each chromosome pair) to both daughter cells. Cellular division and differentiation produce and maintain a complex organism, composed of systems of tissues and organs that work together to meet the needs of the whole organism.

Science Assessment

Item RH008004: In sexually reproducing organisms such as humans, all of the daughter's body cells contain some genetic information from her mother.