GENETICS & REPRODUCTION REVIEW

Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________

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

Which trait is always expressed (SEEN/Wins)

• recessive trait

• aggressive trait

• absent trait

• dominant trait

Match the following.

• Gene

• 
• Chromosome

• 
• DNA

• 

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

• blue jeans
• genes
• machines
• pedigree

_____________________ is the physical appearance of an organism, or how it looks. Examples: brown hair, height and shape of face.

• phenotype

• ratio

• recessive trait

• heredity

The genetic material is found in the ____________ of the cell.

• cytoplasm

• nucleus

• mitochondria

• golgi body

The genetic material found in the cell is called:

• cytoplasm, DNA

• chromosomes, DNA

• sperm and egg

• fertlization, pollination

Which of the following is NOT an inherited trait?

• rolling your tongue

• freckles

• height

• learning a new language

Which eye color is dominant?

• blue eyes

• brown eyes

• green eyes

Traits such as eye color and height are passed on from parents to offspring through:

• learned behaviors when born

• genetic material called DNA

• electrical signals from nervous system