Review

Question 1

Deoxyribonucleic Acid– The Genetic Material

Answer 1

DNA

Question 2

An organism’s appearance or detectable characteristic.

Answer 2

Phenotype

Question 3

The passing of genetic traits from parent to offspring.

Answer 3

Heredity

Question 4

An alternative form of a gene.

Answer 4

Alleles

Question 5

Pp

Answer 5

Heterozygous

Question 6

PP or pp

Answer 6

Homozygous

Question 7

Darwin’s theory– A process by which living things adapt or change over time.

Answer 7

Natural Selection

Question 8

A way to represent the possible offspring from particular parents (Cross breeding in a square)

Answer 8

Punnett Square

Question 9

_________________ links together to make DNA

Answer 9

Nucleotides

Question 10

The process of sex-cell division

Answer 10

Meiosis

Question 11

The genetic make-up of an organism.

Answer 11

Genotype

Question 12

A trait that is considered to be more common than others. Often written with a capital letter.

Answer 12

Dominate Trait

Question 13

A trait that is less common than others. Often written as a lowercase letter.

Answer 13

Recessive Trait

Question 14

Ability for organisms to survive and reproduce in a certain environment over many generations.

Answer 14

Adaptation

Question 15

The human practice of breeding organisms for desired traits.

Answer 15

Selective Breeding

Question 16

The change in a nucleotide base sequence of a gene in DNA.

Answer 16

Mutation

Question 17

The process based on natural selection, that states that organisms can change over generations to adapt to specific environments.

Answer 17

Evolution

Question 18

A historical sequence observable in fossils.

Answer 18

Fossil Record