3-1 Mendel and His Peas

Question 1

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

Answer 1

heredity

Question 2

a plant that has both male and female reproductive structures; pollen from one flower can fertilize the ovule of of the same flower or the flower of another ovule on the same plant

Answer 2

self-pollinating plant

Question 3

its offspring always will have the same trait as its parent

Answer 3

true-breeding plant

Question 4

pollen from one plant fertilizes the ovule of a flower on a different plant

Answer 4

cross pollination

Question 5

a feature that has different forms in a population

Answer 5

characteristic

Question 6

different forms of charcteristics

Answer 6

traits

Question 7

the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred

Answer 7

dominant trait

Question 8

a trait that reappears in the second generation after disappearing in the first generation when parents with different traits are bred

Answer 8

recessive trait

Question 9

to go away or back off

Answer 9

recede

Question 10

the offspring from such a cross are called

Answer 10

first-generation plants

Question 11

the relationship between two different numbers that is often expressed as a fraction

Answer 11

ratio