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Genetics Websites
General Information
http://www.science-class.net/Biology/Genetics.htm
http://sciencespot.net/Pages/classbio.html
http://www.kumc.edu/gec/lessons.html
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=119216
http://www.biology4kids.com/files/cell_main.html
Mendelian Genetics
http://www.dnaftb.org/1/
Videos
Heredity
http://www.brainpop.com/science/cellularlifeandgenetics/heredity/
DNA
http://www.brainpop.com/health/geneticsgrowthanddevelopment/dna/
http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX57774078797d7564675a0a&t=Genetics
http://ethemes.missouri.edu/themes/1649
http://www.neok12.com/php/watch.php?v=zX074a577f52626043057863&t=Genetics
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/grade_level_help/life_science_hereditary_traits_fifth_5t
h_grade_science.htm
Mendel’s Experiments
Virtual experiment, great for Smart Board or Projector
http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Mendel/mendel.html
Label Diagram of Flower
http://www.neok12.com/diagram/Genetics-01.htm
Genetics Websites
Vocabulary
http://www.flashcardmachine.com/flashcards/?topic_id=1941431
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acquired behavior
building a bird house
chromosomes
DNA
DNA
dominant trait
genes
genetics
Gregor Mendel
inherited trait
pea plant
punnett square
14. reading
15. recessive trait
The number of chromosomes we have.
A behavior you are either taught or have to learn.
An inherited trait.
The threadlike strands inside of nucleus made of DNA.
The chemical that genes and chromosomes are made of.
The blueprint of life.
The strong trait that is apparent in an organism.
controls the trait of an organism
The study of inherited traits.
The father of genetics.
The knowledge or behavior that you are born with.
Gregor Mendel experimented with this.
A chart showing the possible gene combination in a cross between two
organisms.
An acquired trait.
A weaker trait.
General Questions
1. An amoeba is a single-celled
organism. What happens when it
produces?
2. An amoeba is an example of . . . ?
3. chromosomes
4. Corn is a crop that has been greatly
improved by using . . . ?
5. dominant
6. fertilization
7. gene
8. grafting
9. How can a greater variety of traits
be helpful?
10. hybrid
11. If a hybrid breeds with another
hybrid, their offspring can . . . ?
The parent cell ceases (stops) to exist.
A single-celled organism.
structures in the nucleus of a cell that control the cell's
activities
selective breeding
A gene that can prevent the expression of another gene.
The uniting (joining) of a sperm cell and an egg cell.
A section of a chromosome that controls a trait.
Attaching a branch to another tree to produce a desired
fruit.
It helps a species survive changes in its environment
An individual that has a dominant and a recessive gene.
have only dominant genes, have only recessive genes, or
by a hybrid. (See extra sheet to show a punnett square)
Genetics Websites
12. In plants and animals, an offspring
usually inherits how many genes
for a trait?
13. inherited
14. Many-celled organisms
15. Mendel chose pea plants to study
for all of the reasons because . . .?
16. Mendel's experiments with hybrid
pea plants led to what conclusion?
17. mutation
18. Name two multi-celled organisms.
19. purebred
20. recessive
21. selective breeding
22. Single-celled organisms
23. What is the joining of a sperm cell
and an egg cell is called?
24. The nectarine is a result of a . . .?
25. What happens when a single-celled
organism divides?
26. What happens when most manycelled organisms reproduce?
27. What is the difference between
recessive and dominant genes?
28. Who experimented with fruit flies
to learn about chromosomes?
29. Who suggested that DNA molecules
were twisted like a spring?
at least two
passed from offspring to children
people, animals, and plants
They were small, easy to grow, and reproduced many
offspring each year.
The way one trait is inherited is independent for the way
another trait is inherited.
A permanent change in the structure of either the gene
or the chromosome.
sea urchins and dogs
An individual that has ONLY dominant or recessive
genes, not a mix.
A gene whose expression is hidden by the dominate
gene.
Breeding plants or animals with certain traits to produce
offspring with those traits.
paramecium, bacteria, algae, ameba
Fertilization
Mutation
The parent stops existing.
Two parents contribute an egg cell and a sperm cell to
form the offspring cell.
Dominant genes will show up over recessive genes and
recessive genes are hidden by the dominant gene.
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Rosalind Franklin
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bacteria
beneficial
cell
cell membrane
cell wall
chloroplasts
cytoplasm
disease
gene
genetics
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germs
harmful
heredity
learned behavior
microbe
microorganism
microscope
multi-celled
nucleus
offspring
protist
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protozoa
single-celled
trait
virus
single-celled microorganism that has a cell wall but no nucleus
causing a favorable result
basic unit of structure of all living things
thin layer of fat that surrounds all cells
thick, rigid membrane that surrounds a plant cell
where photosynthesis takes place
A jellylike substance containing chemicals to keep cells functioning.
An impairment of health.
Any of the basic elements of heredity passed from parents to their offspring.
A study of how characteristics of living things are passed from parents to
their offspring.
Microscopic bacteria that can cause disease.
Causing or capable of causing harm or injury.
The process of passing genetic factors from parent to offspring.
A response caused by a previous experience.
A microorganism.
An organism too small to be seen by the human eye.
An instrument used to magnify objects.
consisting of many different types of cells
controls cell activities
The child of a particular person(s) or animal(s).
A living thing with a nucleus, usually single-celled microorganisms, not
plants, animals, or fungus (ex: amoeba, paramecium).
One-celled microbes with a nucleus.
consisting of only one cell
A distinguishing characteristic or quality.
A microscopic particle that can infect the cells of a biological organism.