3-1 Mendel and His Peas

Question 1

Heredity

Answer 1

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

Question 2

Self-pollinating plant

Answer 2

Has both a male and female reproductive system,

Question 3

True-breeding plant

Answer 3

Self pollinates, all of its offspring will have the same trait as its parent.

Question 4

Cross-breeding

Answer 4

Pollinates other plants

Question 5

First-generation plants

Answer 5

The offspring from a cross are called this

Question 6

Dominant Trait

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Recessive Trait

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Recede

Answer 8

To go away or back off

Question 9

Characteristic

Answer 9

A feature that has different forms in a population

Question 10

Trait

Answer 10

The different forms of a characteristic (more specific)

Question 11

Ratio

Answer 11

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