Chapter 11 Deck 1 (Slides 1-5)

Question 1

Gregor _____ Studied the passing of traits from parents to offspring

Answer 1

Mendel

Question 2

the passing of traits from parents to offspring is known as in_________ or her______

Answer 2

inheritance heredity

Question 3

Gregor Mendel became know as the Father of _____

Answer 3

Genetics

Question 4

______ is the scientific study of heredity

Answer 4

Genetics

Question 5

Gregor Mendel was an ____ monk and school teacher

Answer 5

Austrian

Question 6

In a flower the ____ contains an egg

Answer 6

ovule

Question 7

In a flower the ____ fertilizes the egg, and a seed is formed

Answer 7

pollen

Question 8

Gregor Mendel Used _____ PLANTS in the monastery garden to study inheritance

Answer 8

Pea

Question 9

Pea Plants normally SELF-_______

Answer 9

-POLLINATE

Question 10

Self pollination is a form of _____ reproduction

Answer 10

asexual

Question 11

In asexual reproduction the offspring are _____ to the parent

Answer 11

identical

Question 12

Pea plants are considered to be _____-BREEDING plants

– example: tall plants always produce tall plants

(PUREBRED _____)

Answer 12

TRUE

TALL

Question 13

short plants always produce short plants

(PUREBRED _____)

Answer 13

SHORT

Question 14

Mendel decided to ______-POLLINATE true-breeding plants with ______ traits and study their offspring

Answer 14

CROSS-pollinate

OPPOSITE traits

Question 15

When Mendel crossed purebred tall x purebred short, did the traits of the parents blend in the offspring (all offspring medium?)

Answer 15

No, the shortness trait disappeared (all offspring were TALL)