Heredity and types of reproduction

From his observations, what did Mendel hypothesize came from the parents?

• two 'heritable traits'

• proteins

• recessive

• homozygous

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

• dominant traits
• ratio
• phenotype
• genetics

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Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

• predators to prey
• water to rain
• parents to offspring
• fungi to protists

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

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What is a gene?

• An entire chromosome that codes for a trait

• a piece of clothing

• a piece of a DNA on chromosome that codes for a trait

• proteins that code for a trait

Chromosomes are found in the ____________ of the cell

• Chloroplast
• Nucleus
• Cytoplasm
• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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

• ratio
• trait
• probability
• sex chromosome

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

• blue jeans
• genes
• machines
• pedigree

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NGSS.MS-LS3-2

__________________ is a tool for tracing through generations of family members.

• Pedigree
• Probability
• Purebred
• Punnett Square

Emily has brown hair. Which is most likely a true statement about Emily?

• Emily’s favorite color is brown.
• Emily has a parent with brown hair.
• Emily’s older brother has brown hair. 

Bunny A’s fur is all brown, while his brother and sisters are half brown and half white. The bunnies’ father is all brown, and the mother bunny is half brown and half white. Which best describes why Bunny A has brown fur?

• The bunny inherited a brown fur characteristic from each parent. 
• The bunny inherited a white fur characteristic from each parent. 
• The bunny rejected the white characteristics from its mother.
• The bunny rejected the brown characteristics from its father.

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