Biology Ch 10.2 Questions and and answers (1).

Biology Ch 10.2
The passing of traits to the next generation is called inheritance, or
_________________________. - CORRECT ANSWER-heredity

_________________________ published his findings on the method of inheritance
in garden pea plants. - CORRECT ANSWER-Gregor Mendel

Gregor Mendel _________________________ pea plants, which normally
self-fertilize. - CORRECT ANSWER-cross-pollinated

Gregor Mendel rigorously followed various _________________________ in the pea
plants he bred. - CORRECT ANSWER-traits

Mendel began the study of _________________________, the science of heredity. -
CORRECT ANSWER-genetics

Mendel _________________________ the green and yellow seed plants. -
CORRECT ANSWER-cross-bred

Mendel called the green-seed and yellow-seed plants the parent, or
_________________________ generation. - CORRECT ANSWER-P

The offspring of the P cross are called the _________________________
generation. - CORRECT ANSWER-first filial (F1)

The second filial _________________________ generation is the offspring from the
F1 cross. - CORRECT ANSWER-F2

In Mendel's peas, the green-seed trait _________________________ in the F1
generation, but reappeared in the F2 generation. - CORRECT
ANSWER-disappeared

The F2 generation showed a _________________________ ratio of yellow:green
seeds. - CORRECT ANSWER-3:1

What 7 different traits did Mendel study in peas? - CORRECT ANSWER-seed or pea
color, flower color, seed pod color, seed shape or texture, seed pod shape, stem
length, flower position

In all cases, Mendel found the _________________________ generation plants
showed a 3:1 ratio of traits. - CORRECT ANSWER-F2