Heredity

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

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

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

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

• recessive trait
• aggressive trait
• absent trait
• dominant trait

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

True or False:  Recessive traits are ALWAYS present 

• True
• False

_____________________ is the appearance of an organism, or how it looks

• Phenotype

• Ratio

• Heredity

A ________________________ is used to predict the possible genotype from certain parents

• Mendel Grid
• Genetic Tic Tac Toe
• Punnett Square
• Pedigree Plot

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-3

NGSS.HS-LS4-3

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

• Pedigree
• Probability
• Purebred
• Punnett Square

Dominant or recessive?
tt

• Dominant 
• Recessive

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS3-1

Dominant or Recessive?

Dd

• Dominant

• Recessive

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

• heredity

• trait

• gene

• allele

One of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color

• allele

• gene

• trait