Heredity

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey

• water to rain

• parents to offspring

• fungi to protists

___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.

• dominant traits

• ratio

• phenotype

• genetics

Why did Mendel choose to study pea plants in order to learn how traits are passed from parent to offspring?

• Pea plants grow quickly

• Pea plants are ultraviolet

• Pea plants are rare and expensive

• Pea plants are take years to grow

If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

• ratio

• trait

• probability

• sex chromosome

One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________

• recessive trait

• aggressive trait

• absent trait

• dominant trait

True or False: Recessive traits are ALWAYS present

• True

• False

Offspring receives two sets of _____________ (one from each parent)

• blue jeans

• genes

• machines

• pedigree

______________________ is the mathematical chance that something will happen

• division

• selective breeding

• ratio

• probability

_____________________ are cells that join to make offspring

• speed cells

• sex cells

• pea cells

• pedigree cells

If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.

• ratio

• trait

• probability

• sex chromosome