BIO 101 Fast Plants 1 SE Gizmos Exam 2020

Student Exploration: Fast Plants ® 1 – Growth and Genetics Directions: Follow the instructions to go through the simulation. Respond to the questions and prompts in the orange boxes. Note to teachers and students: The Fast Plants ® Gizmo was created in collaboration with the Wisconsin Fast Plants Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These lessons can be used independently or in conjunction with classroom Fast Plants experiments. Vocabulary : allele, dominant allele, Fast Plants, gene, genetics, genotype, heterozygous, homozygous, offspring, phenotype, pollen, pollinate, Punnett square, recessive allele, trait Prior Knowledge Questions (Do these BEFORE using the Gizmo.) Gizmo Warm-up Several common vegetables, including Bok choy, napa cabbage, and turnips, are varieties of a plant called Brassica rapa . Fast plants are a rapid-cycling variety of Brassica rapa that was developed at the University of Wisconsin. These plants have short growing cycles and are ideal for classroom use. In the Fast Plants ® 1 – Growth and Genetics Gizmo, you will learn about the life cycle and genetic traits of Fast Plants. In the Gizmo, drag seed packet A to container 1 and seed packet B to container 2. Click Play ( ), and then Pause ( ) after about 10 simulated