Question

4 The various types of cells making up the structural composition of your body (skin cells, muscle cells, cells of your

stomach lining, etc.) are all _________________________________________ cells. The only other class of cells in your body are

_______________________________ (sperm and egg cells).

5 Pretend that you are observing a skin cell from a chicken under a microscope. What is the class of cell you are

looking at?

6 What is the substance in our bodies that serves as a blueprint and determines/influences our growth, development,

and bodily functions?

7 Where are chromosomes found?

Answer 1

4. The various types of cells making up the structural composition of your body (skin cells, muscle cells, cells of your

stomach lining, etc.) are all somatic (diploid) cells. The only other class of cells in your body are

germ/haploid cells (sperm and egg cells).

5. Somatic cells

6. The DNA is the substance in our bodies that serves as a blueprint and determines/influences our growth, development and bodily functions.

7. Chromosomes are found inside the nucleus of plant and animal cells.