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Gregor Mendel's work
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1[blank_start]Heredity[blank_end] is the passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring.
- AHeredity
- BGenetics
- CTraits
- DFertilization
2Which of the following are examples of traits?
- Aeye color
- Bheight
- Cfreckles
- Dsmell
3[blank_start]Genetics[blank_end] is the scientific study of [blank_start]heredity[blank_end], which is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.
- AGenetics
- BHeredity
- Cheredity
- Dgenetics
4What is the process that forms a new organism through the joining of sperm and egg?
- Afertilization
- Bpurebred
- Chybrid
- Dpollination
5A [blank_start]purebred[blank_end] organism is the offspring of many generations that have the same trait.
- Apurebred
- Bhybrid
- Cpuritan
- Dhydrox
6What do you call the first generation of offspring?
- AF1
- BF2
- CP
7In all of Mendel's crosses, only [blank_start]one[blank_end] form of the trait appeared in the F1 generation. However, in the F2 generation, the "lost" form of the trait always reappeared in about [blank_start]1/4[blank_end] of the plants.
- Aone
- Btwo
- Cthree
- D1/4
- E1/2
- F2/3
- G3/4
8What word do scientists use for the factors that control a trait?
- Agene
- Bheredity
- Cgenetics
- Dallele
9What are the different forms of a gene?
- Aalleles
- Btall and short
- Ctraits
- Dsmart and dumb
10Which allele is always hidden whenever the dominant allele is present?
- Arecessive
- Bregressive
- Crecess
- Dprocessive
11What is an organism that has both the dominant and recessive allele present for a trait?
- Ahybrid
- Bpurebred
- Cpuritan
- Dhydrox
12Which letters represent the alleles for an organism that is hybrid for the tall trait?
- ATt
- BTT
- Ctt
13If an offspring inherits a dominant allele from the mother and a recessive allele from the father, which letters will represent that gene?
- ARr
- BRR
- Crr
14If an offspring inherits a tall allele from one parent and a short allele from the other, the offspring will be....
- Atall
- Bshort
- Cmedium
- Dtallishly short
15Mendel was widely recognized for his contributions to genetics while he was alive.
- ATrue
- BFalse
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- Quiz on Ch 4 Sec 1. Gregor Mendel
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- Lisa Polillo
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