Chapter 1 Lesson 4: How are traits inherited?

Chapter 1 Lesson 4: How are traits inherited?

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Mendel's experiment

Multiple Choice

What was Gregor Mendel curious about? (p. 60)

• how traits are passed on from one generation to another

• how plants grow

• bees pollinating flowers

• the parts of flowers

Multiple Choice

What kind of plant did Mendel choose to study? (p. 60)

• beans

• peas

• carrots

• broccoli

Multiple Choice

What is one reason why Mendel chose to study pea plants? (p. 60)

• they grow fast

• they have distinctive traits

• they taste good

• they are easy to take care of

Multiple Choice

What is genetics? (p. 61)

• how pea plants grow

• how bees pollinate flowers

• the color of pea plant flowers

• the study of heredity

Dominant and recessive factors

Multiple Choice

What does dominant mean? (p. 62)

• stronger

• weaker

Multiple Choice

What does recessive mean? (p. 62)

• stronger

• weaker

Multiple Choice

A dominant trait is... (p. 62)

• a trait that is less likely to show up

• a trait that is more likely to show up

Multiple Choice

A recessive trait is... (p. 62)

• a trait that is less likely to show up

• a trait that is more likely to show up

Multiple Choice

There are more people in the world who have dimples than there are people who don't have them. Dimples are probably a ________ trait. (p. 63)

• dominant

• recessive

Multiple Choice

Which trait is always expressed?

• a dominant one

• one from the father

• one from the mother

• a recessive one

Genes and inheritance

Multiple Choice

What is a gene? (p. 64)

• a small segment of DNA that carry information passed from parents to their offspring

• an organelle that produces energy

• an organ that digests food