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Heredity Vocabulary Activity
Using the section titled Heredity Vocabulary…
1. Passing traits from parent to offspring is called _____________________.
2. Another word for offspring is __________________
3. What part of the cell is the where your DNA is stored?
a. Cell wall
b. nucleus
c. cytoplasm d. mitochondria
4. Looking at the picture for genetic material, complete the following sentence.
DNA makes up a ______________ which is found in the ________________ of a cell.
5. One way to show the trait for brown hair is Bb. The capital letter shows a (dominant or recessive) trait.
Circle the correct answer.
6. Are the alleles ‘bb’ dominant or recessive? ____________________
7. Phenotype and genotype describe the same thing.
a. Which one can be seen (genotype or phenotype)? Circle the correct answer.
b. Which one is hidden inside the body on the chromosome and CANNOT be seen? ____________
8. What is an example of a phenotype? ______________
Using the section titled Sexual vs. Asexual Reproduction Vocabulary…
9. What does the ‘a’ in asexual reproduction mean? __a =________(Use the prefix reference sheet at
beginning of notebook for help)
10. Do humans use sexual or asexual reproduction? ________________
11. Which type would reproduce more quickly (sexual or asexual reproduction)? Circle the correct
answer.
12. Which type would look exactly like the parent? (sexual or asexual reproduction)? Circle the correct
answer.
13. What happens during budding?________________________________________________________
14. In ___________________, the organism can re-grow part of their body while in ___________________
the organisms can re-make its entire body.