Question

todays new vocabulary:
biodiversity - the number of different animals or plants in an environment
gene - the part of the cell that is responsible for transmission of inherited traits
metamorphosis - change of parts, physical form, or character

the part of the cell that is responsible for transmission of inherited traits

options: plasma, mitochondria, ribosome, gene

Explanation:

From the new vocabulary, "Gene" is defined as "The part of the cell that is responsible for transmission of inherited traits". So we match the definition to the option.

Answer:

D. gene