3.1 Mendel and His Peas

Question 1

the passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring

Answer 1

heredity

Question 2

plant that has both male and female reproductive structures, so pollen from the stigma of one plant can fertilize the ovule of the same plant

Answer 2

self-pollinating

Question 3

type of plant that when it self-pollinates,m the offspring will have the same traits as the parent

Answer 3

true-breeding

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 for example hair color

Answer 5

characteristic

Question 6

the different forms of a characteristic for example red hair

Answer 6

trait

Question 7

the trait observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred for example dark eyes and dark hair

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 for example light hair and light eyes

Answer 8

recessive trait

Question 9

the offspring from a cross pollination

Answer 9

first generation plants

Question 10

a relationship between two different numbers often expressed as a fraction

Answer 10

ratio