Section 1: The work of Gregor Mendel

What is the scientific study of heredity called?

• Genetics

• Botany

• Zoology

• Ecology

What is the passing on of characteristics from parents to offspring called?

• Adaptation

• Mutation

• Evolution

• Heredity

What are the characteristics called that are passed on from parents to offspring?

• Traits

• Phenotypes

• Alleles

• Genes

What type of cells do garden peas produce for reproduction?

• Gametes

• Ova

• Spermatozoa

• Zygotes

What is the result of the male and female reproductive cells joining in fertilization?

• Zygote

• Seed

• Pollen

• Embryo

What does it mean for peas to be true-breeding?

• Offspring are identical to parents

• Offspring have variations

• Offspring have mutations

• Offspring have different traits

How many traits of pea plants did Mendel study at a time?

• Two

• Three

• Seven

• One

What is the offspring of parents that have different forms of a trait called?

• Hybrid

• Purebred

• Dihybrid

• Monohybrid

What is the term for the offspring of the P1 generation?

• F1 generation

• F2 generation

• F3 generation

• P2 generation

What is the term for the offspring of the F1 generation?

• F3 generation

• P1 generation

• P2 generation

• F2 generation