Question | Answer |
What is cytokinesis? | division of cytoplasm |
During which phase are the chromosomes copied? | interphase |
During which phase to the chromosomes align at the cell's equator? | metaphase |
What kind of plant has both male and female reproductive parts? | self-pollinating |
What structure are the DNA of cells organized into? | chromosomes |
What is the next generation called? | offspring |
During which phase are the chromatids separated a start to move to the opposite sides of the cell? | anaphase |
Who is the Australian monk that performed experiments with garden peas? | Gregor Mendel |
What is the passing of traits from parent to offspring called? | heredity |
What is probability? | the chance that something will happen |
What happens in true breeding? | all the offspring look exactly like the parent |
If 3 flowers are gray and 1 is white...what is the ratio? | 3:1 |
What is phenotype? | how an organism looks |
What is genotype? | the entire genetic makeup of an organism |
What is a dominant trait? | the trait that shows up in the first generation |
What is a recessive trait? | a trait that disappears in the first generation and reappears in the second generation |
What is genotype? | the entire make-up of an organism |
What is a Punnett square? | a way to organize and predict possible offspring combinations |
How did Mendal make sure that his plants could not self-pollinate? | he removed their male reproductive parts |
What is it called when a plant has 2 dominant or 2 recessive alleles? | homozygous |
How did Mendal show relationships and patterns between generations? | using ratios |
What is an allele? | a different form of a gene that decides a characteristic |