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Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 19mins
Heredity is the passing of traits from _____________________ to _____________________
predators to prey
water to rain
parents to offspring
fungi to protists
___________________________ is the study of how traits are passed on, or inherited.
dominant traits
ratio
phenotype
genetics
Why did Mendel choose to study pea plants in order to learn how traits are passed from parent to offspring?
Pea plants grow quickly
Pea plants are ultraviolet
Pea plants are rare and expensive
Pea plants are take years to grow
If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.
ratio
trait
probability
sex chromosome
One trait that is ALWAYS present and causes the other traits to disappear is a ________________________
recessive trait
aggressive trait
absent trait
dominant trait
True or False: Recessive traits are ALWAYS present
True
False
Offspring receives two sets of _____________ (one from each parent)
blue jeans
genes
machines
pedigree
______________________ is the mathematical chance that something will happen
division
selective breeding
ratio
probability
_____________________ are cells that join to make offspring
speed cells
sex cells
pea cells
pedigree cells
If a child has red hair, they inherited a certain _______________ from their parents.
ratio
trait
probability
sex chromosome
Dominant or recessive?
tt
Dominant
Recessive
the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.
heredity
trait
gene
allele
one set of instructions for an inherited trait
heredity
allele
trait
gene
one of the alternative forms of a gene that governs a characteristic, such as hair color
allele
gene
trait
DNA
He is known as the father of modern day genetics.
Gregory Mendel
Greg Mendel
Gregor Mendel
Grace Mendel
Dominant alleles are represented by a:
Male gene
lowercase letter
recessive trait
capital letter
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
Chemical messengers in your brain that code for a trait
In asexual reproduction there is____ parent(s).
two
one
In sexual reproduction there are ________parent(s).
1
2
