CHROMOSOMES

YOUR NAME: NIKKI, CHELSEA

DEFINITION/FUNCTION: Chromosomes are small structures that are contained in the cell's nucleus. They control all activity of a living cell. Chromosomes are essential for the process of cell division, and are responsible for replication and division. They hold genes, and the unit of heredity.

FOUND IN PLANT, ANIMAL, OR BOTH?: Chromosomes are in both plant and animals cells. Any organism cannot reproduce without duplicating then splitting their chromosomes.