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DNA Survey
KNOWLEDGE Based on what you already know about DNA:
1. What is DNA and why do you think it is important to genetics/ genes?
2. How much DNA do you think there is per cell in any organism?
3. If DNA is important to cells then it should be protected. How do you think cells could protect the DNA?
4. What do you think DNA looks like?
LEARNING Based on what you learned in this demonstration:
5. Does DNA look like you think it would? Relate what you already know about DNA’s chemical structure to what you
observed today.
6. A person cannot see a single cotton thread 100 feet away, but if you wound thousands of threads together in a rope,
it would be visible much further away. Can you relate this statement to what you saw today?
7. Is there DNA in your food? How do you know for sure?
8. Give two reasons why it is important for scientists to be able to remove DNA from an organism.
DNA Survey
KNOWLEDGE Based on what you already know about DNA:
1. What is DNA and why do you think it is important to genetics/ genes?
2. How much DNA do you think there is per cell in any organism?
3. If DNA is important to cells then it should be protected. How do you think cells could protect the DNA?
4. What do you think DNA looks like?
LEARNING Based on what you learned in this demonstration:
5. Does DNA look like you think it would? Relate what you already know about DNA’s chemical structure to what you
observed today.
6. A person cannot see a single cotton thread 100 feet away, but if you wound thousands of threads together in a rope,
it would be visible much further away. Can you relate this statement to what you saw today?
7. Is there DNA in your food? How do you know for sure?
8. Give two reasons why it is important for scientists to be able to remove DNA from an organism.