JeopardyJeopardy

HeredityHeredity

Jeopardy Jeopardy

MendelMendel Meiosis/Meiosis/MitosisMitosis

DNADNA Genetic Genetic CodeCode

MiscellaMiscellaneousneous

100100 100100 100100 100100 100100

200200 200200 200200 200200 200200

300300 300300 300300 300300 300300

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Mendel for 100Mendel for 100

What kind of plants did What kind of plants did Mendel study?Mendel study?

Answer

Pea plantsPea plants

Mendel for 200Mendel for 200

What trait did Mendel What trait did Mendel study in his first study in his first experiment with peas?experiment with peas?

AnswerAnswer

Stem heightStem height

Mendel for 300Mendel for 300

What is a dominant What is a dominant allele?allele?

AnswerAnswer

The allele whose trait is always shown when The allele whose trait is always shown when the allele is present.the allele is present.

Mendel for 400Mendel for 400

What was the percent What was the percent tall and percent short tall and percent short for the F2 generation for the F2 generation in Mendel’s in Mendel’s experiment?experiment?

AnswerAnswer

75% Tall and 25% Short75% Tall and 25% Short

Mendel for 500Mendel for 500

Can a short pea plant Can a short pea plant ever be a hybrid?ever be a hybrid?

AnswerAnswer

No, hybrids must have a dominant and a No, hybrids must have a dominant and a recessive trait. Since tall would dominate recessive trait. Since tall would dominate over short, the hybrids would all be tall.over short, the hybrids would all be tall.

Meiosis/Mitosis 100Meiosis/Mitosis 100

What types of cells are What types of cells are formed from Meiosis formed from Meiosis and Mitosis?and Mitosis?

AnswerAnswer

Sex cellsSex cells Somatic/Body cellsSomatic/Body cells

Mitosis/Meiosis 200Mitosis/Meiosis 200

How many cells are How many cells are made from made from mitosis/meiosis?mitosis/meiosis?

AnswerAnswer

Mitosis-2 Mitosis-2 Meiosis-4Meiosis-4

Mitosis/Meiosis 300Mitosis/Meiosis 300 If the starting cell has 20 chromosomes, how If the starting cell has 20 chromosomes, how

many chromosomes will a daughter cell have many chromosomes will a daughter cell have after Mitosis? Meiosis?after Mitosis? Meiosis?

AnswerAnswer

Mitosis-20Mitosis-20 Meiosis-10Meiosis-10

Mitosis/Meiosis 400Mitosis/Meiosis 400

What does the chromosomal theory of What does the chromosomal theory of inheritance state?inheritance state?

AnswerAnswer

That genes are carried from parent to That genes are carried from parent to offspring on chromosomes.offspring on chromosomes.

Mitosis/Meiosis 500Mitosis/Meiosis 500 Why does meiosis have to produce cells that Why does meiosis have to produce cells that

have half the number of chromosomes?have half the number of chromosomes?

AnswerAnswer

So that when the sperm and egg cells come So that when the sperm and egg cells come together they will combine to have a full set together they will combine to have a full set of chromosomes.of chromosomes.

DNA 100DNA 100

What does DNA stand What does DNA stand for?for?

AnswerAnswer

Deoxyribonucleic AcidDeoxyribonucleic Acid

DNA 200DNA 200

The sides of the DNA The sides of the DNA ladder are made of ladder are made of alternating what?alternating what?

AnswerAnswer

Sugar (deoxyribose) and phosphatesSugar (deoxyribose) and phosphates

DNA 300DNA 300

What are the four nitrogen What are the four nitrogen bases that make up the bases that make up the rungs of the DNA ladder?rungs of the DNA ladder?

AnswerAnswer

Adenine, Thymine, Guanine, and CytosineAdenine, Thymine, Guanine, and Cytosine

DNA 400DNA 400

What nitrogen bases What nitrogen bases pair with each other?pair with each other?

AnswerAnswer

Adenine with ThymineAdenine with Thymine Cytosine with GuanineCytosine with Guanine

DNA 500DNA 500

Why does DNA have Why does DNA have to replicate before cell to replicate before cell division?division?

AnswerAnswer

So that when a cell splits, each cell can get So that when a cell splits, each cell can get a full copy of DNA.a full copy of DNA.

Genetic Code 100Genetic Code 100

The genetic code is The genetic code is formed by what?formed by what?

AnswerAnswer

The sequence of nitrogen basesThe sequence of nitrogen bases

Genetic Code 200Genetic Code 200

The main function of The main function of genes is to code for the genes is to code for the production of what?production of what?

AnswerAnswer

ProteinsProteins

Genetic Code 300Genetic Code 300

What brings the genetic code from the nucleus What brings the genetic code from the nucleus to the ribosome in the cytoplasm?to the ribosome in the cytoplasm?

AnswerAnswer

Messenger RNAMessenger RNA

Genetic Code 400Genetic Code 400

Name 2 differences between RNA and DNA?Name 2 differences between RNA and DNA?

AnswerAnswer

Sugar type, thymine in DNA and Uracil in Sugar type, thymine in DNA and Uracil in RNA, DNA is double sided and RNA is RNA, DNA is double sided and RNA is single sidedsingle sided

Genetic Code 500Genetic Code 500

How can a mutation in a gene cause a How can a mutation in a gene cause a change in an organism’s phenotype?change in an organism’s phenotype?

AnswerAnswer

The mutation can cause the wrong protein The mutation can cause the wrong protein to be formed causing a change in to be formed causing a change in phenotype.phenotype.

Miscellaneous 100Miscellaneous 100

What is the difference What is the difference between heterozygous between heterozygous and homozygous?and homozygous?

AnswerAnswer

Heterozygous means the organism has 2 Heterozygous means the organism has 2 different alleles for a trait and homozygous different alleles for a trait and homozygous means that the organism has the same 2 means that the organism has the same 2 alleles for a trait.alleles for a trait.

Miscellaneous 200Miscellaneous 200

What is the genotype What is the genotype for a heterozygous for a heterozygous person for a trait where person for a trait where Free Ear lobes is Free Ear lobes is dominant?dominant?

AnswerAnswer

FfFf

Miscellaneous 300Miscellaneous 300

Draw a Punnett square for an Aa organism Draw a Punnett square for an Aa organism and an aa organism?and an aa organism?

AnswerAnswer

AaAa aaaa

AaAa aaaa

A

a

a

a

Miscellaneous 400Miscellaneous 400

Can an 2 organisms have the same Can an 2 organisms have the same phenotypes, but different genotypes?phenotypes, but different genotypes?

AnswerAnswer

Yes, homozygous dominant and a Yes, homozygous dominant and a heterozygous would both show the heterozygous would both show the dominant trait.dominant trait.

Miscellaneous 500Miscellaneous 500

Why are mutations that occur in body cells Why are mutations that occur in body cells not passed on to offspring?not passed on to offspring?

AnswerAnswer

Only mutations in sex cells get passed on to Only mutations in sex cells get passed on to offspring.offspring.

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