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Worksheets7G 5.1 Mendel and His Peas
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the father of genetics?
a)
Charles Darwin
b)
Gregor Mendel
c)
Dimitri Mendeleev
d)
Hans Krebs
2.
What organism did Mendel do his famous studies of genetics with?
a)
bees
b)
carrots
c)
peas
d)
mice
3.
What is a factor that is covered up by another trait?
a)
Recessive
b)
Dominant
4.
What is a factor that covers up another trait?
a)
Recessive
b)
Dominate
5.
What is a hybrid?
a)
Crossing two organisms with different traits
b)
A cool car
c)
A parent
6.
What is the passing of traits from parents to offspring known as?
a)
Heredity
b)
Genetics
c)
Punnett Square
7.
The scientific study of heredity is ____.
a)
Genetics
b)
Punnett squares
c)
Inheritance
d)
Biology
8.
What did Mendel do to make sure his plants didn't self-pollinate?
a)
Removed the anther/pollen.
b)
Added anthers to the plant
c)
Removed the stigma
d)
Cut the stems
9.
Which generation in Mendel's experiments showed a 3:1 ratio of traits?
a)
The second generation offspring
b)
The first generation offspring
c)
The original parents
d)
None of the above
10.
After the first generation was crossed, Mendel discovered that the second generation resulted in a _:_ ratio.
a)
1:0
b)
1:1
c)
3:1
d)
4:0
11.
All offspring in this generation exhibit the dominant trait.
a)
The first parent plants
b)
The first generation offspring
c)
The second generation offspring
d)
Generation X
12.
The form of a trait that appears in the first generation offspring
a)
Dominant
b)
Recessive
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