Question

6. Claim: Wheat germ DNA is similar to cheek cell DNA and bacterial DNA. Which Characteristic of

Living Things supports this claim?
a. Living things respond to their environment
b. Living things reproduce
c. Living things are made of the same basic building blocks and use them in the same way.
d. Living things are adapted to their environment.

Answer 1

c. Living things are made of the same basic building blocks and use them in the same way.

Step-by-step explanation:

Living things are made up of a genetic material called DNA, which is a type of nucleic acid. This DNA stores the genetic information needed by the cell to produce useful products (proteins). However, nucleic acids are made up of building blocks called NUCLEOTIDES that makes up the genetic code.

One unique characteristics of this genetic code is that it is NEARLY UNIVERSAL i.e. it is same in all living things and used the same way. Hence, according to this question, Wheat germ DNA is similar to cheek cell DNA and bacterial DNA because living things are made of the same basic building blocks and use them in the same way.