Jeopardy Gregor Mendel Flower Power Heredity 23 Me

Jeopardy Gregor Mendel Flower Power Heredity 23 &Me Potpourri $100 $100 $200 $200 $300 $300 $400 $400 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 n What happens when a true breeding plant self pollinates? n All of the offspring have the same traits as the parent.

1 - $200 n Each parent gives one set of these to the offspring. n Genes

1 - $300 n A plant with two dominant OR two recessive alleles is said to be n Homozygous - HOMO MEANS SAME

1 - $400 n What are homologous chromosomes? n Chromosomes that carry the SAME set of genes.

1 - $500 n Gregor Mendel realized that each traits had two sets of instructions, one from mom and one from n dad

2 - $100 n When a plant fertilizes itself, it is called n Self-pollination

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2 - $300 n What was the most important thing that Mendel discovered about the two sets of instructions from the parent? Where did they come from? n Each trait had 2 sets of instructions that came from each parent, one from mom and one from dad.

2 - $400 n Instructions for an inherited trait are called… n Alleles

2 - $500 n The different forms of a gene are called… n Alleles

3 - $100 n What did Mendel discover about recessive traits? Where did they appear? n In the second generation.

3 - $200 n Two forms of a gene, one from each parent, are called… n Alleles

3 - $300 n What is heredity? n Passing of traits from parents to offspring.

3 - $400 n What is a phenotype? n The way an organism looks

3 - $500 n What is a trait? n Different forms of a characteristic.

4 - $100 n How are sex cells different from other human cells? n Sex cells have half the number of chromosomes.

4 - $200 n Why do sex linked disorders occur more often in males? n Males have only 1 x chromosome.

4 - $300 n What is the name for the way cells divide in asexual reproduction? n Mitosis

4 - $400 n What is the name of how cells divide in sexual reproduction? n Meiosis

4 - $500 n What is the name for when each allele has each own degree of influence? n Incomplete Dominance

5 - $100 n Why were the purple flowers show up more than the white flowers did? n Purple is dominant. White is recessive.

5 - $200 n What ratio explains purple to white flowers? n 3: 1

5 - $300 n An organism’s appearance n Phenotype

5 - $400 n What is the square called to organize offspring? n Punnett Square

5 - $500 n What is the entire genetic make up of an organism? n Genotype

Final Jeopardy n How are sex cells different from other human cells? n Sex cells have half the number of chromosomes.