Nucleus

DNA

________ is the genetic material in a cell and holds the instructions for the cell.

nucleus

The ________ is the most important organelle in a cell because it holds deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)

mRNA

The ________ is needed because the DNA is too large and important to ever leave the nucleus.

Chromosomes

________ are condensed chromatin that make it easier for the DNA to be separated during replication.

Chromatin

________ is thin and wispy, similar to yarn.

A(n) ________ can hold around 3.5 feet of DNA in its nucleus.

typical eukaryotic cell

cell

When a(n) ________ is not reproducing, DNA is spread out in the form of chromatin.

DNA

________ can be "read "and holds the instructions that tell the cell which proteins to produce.

DNA

________ is easier to move around for replication when it is condensed into chromosomes.

DNA

In other words, chromosomes are made when ________ supercoils around histones, forming nucleosomes.

DNA

If a ribosome needs the instructions in ________, the mRNA will take the instructions in that specific snippet of DNA to the ribosome.

specialized structures within a living cell

Organelle (n.)