Questions and Answers GIZMOS: Student Exploration: BIOLOGY MISCFastPlants1-Growth and Genetics.

2019 Name: Date: Student Exploration: Fast Plants® 1 – Growth and Genetics Note to teachers and students: The Fast Plants® Gizmo was created in collaboration with the Wisconsin Fast Plants Pro gram 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.) 1. What do plants need to survive? 2. How do plants reproduce? 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 days. 1. A plants traits are its characteristics. Drag the magnifying glass over container 1. Describe the traits of these plants. 2. Drag the magnifier over container 2. How do these plants differ from the container 1 plants?