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WorksheetsMendel & Heredity Reading & Video
Total questions: 2
Worksheet time: 34mins
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https://www.khanacademy.org/science/ap-biology/heredity/mendelian-genetics-ap/a/mendel-and-his-peas
In 1-2 sentences, why do you think you look the way you do?
In 2-3 sentences, describe who Gregor Mendel was. His life, job, and accomplishments.
In 2-4 Sentences, What plant did Mendel study the most? Why did he study this plant? What traits of this plant did he study? (there’s more than one trait).
In 2 Sentences, Explain what the words dominant trait and recessive trait mean.
In 3-4 Sentences, Compare and Contrast the “blended model of inheritance” and Menel’s results.
In 4-6 Sentences, Explain Mendel’s experimental set up in your own words, how did he make sure plants wouldn’t self breed?
7-12.
Answer the questions below after watching the video
How many chromosomes do humans typically have?
23
46
92
12
What is the genotype of a person who can taste PTC?
TT or Tt
tt
Tt only
TT only
If both parents can taste PTC, what is their likely genotype?
TT
tt
Tt
Why might a dominant trait not be the most common in a population?
The dominant allele might be rare.
Dominant traits are less likely to be inherited.
Recessive alleles are more advantageous.
Dominant alleles are always rare.
What is a gene?
A capitol letter represents?
Recessive allele
Dominant allele
Shy allele
Bold allele
