7.0 Genetics Assignment

Who is considered the father of genetics?

• Louis Pasteur

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

What are the units of heredity called?

• Chromosomes

• Proteins

• Genes

• Cells

In which organisms did Gregor Mendel study how genes were inherited?

• Sunflowers

• Pea plants

• Rabbits

• Tomato plants

Who discovered the structure of DNA?

• Alexander Fleming

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

• James Watson and Francis Crick

What do molecular biologists study in DNA?

• Photosynthesis

• Specific sequences

• Protein synthesis

• Cell division

What do scientists in the field of population genetics study?

• How to clone animals

• How to genetically modify humans

• How to create new species

• How genes affect organisms over many generations

What do genes determine in the next generation?

• Eye color

• Hair length

• All of the above

• Blood type

What is the study of genetics important for?

• Finding new planets

• Building robots

• Understanding human behavior

• Treating illness