Question

adw assignment: m.c/matching heredity
directions: at the top right corner of your paper, please include the following:

• your full legal first & last name(s) capitalize the first letter of both/all
• todays date no weekend, holidays, or non - school days

1. who is known as the \father of genetics\?

a. charles darwin
b. gregor mendel
c. louis pasteur
d. rosalind franklin

1. what tool is used to predict the outcome of genetic crosses?

a. data table
b. punnett square
c. microscope
d. family tree
term definition

1. heterozygous b. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
2. heredity c. an organism that has two identical alleles for a trait (tt or tt)

Explanation:

• Question 1: Gregor Mendel is known as the "father of genetics" because of his pioneering work on pea plants and the discovery of fundamental laws of inheritance. Charles Darwin is famous for the theory of evolution by natural selection. Louis Pasteur made contributions to microbiology (e.g., pasteurization). Rosalind Franklin was important in the discovery of the DNA structure.
• Question 2: A Punnett square is a tool used to predict the outcome of genetic crosses. A data table is for organizing data. A microscope is for viewing small objects. A family tree shows family relationships but not genetic cross outcomes.
• Question 9: Heterozygous means an organism has two different alleles for a trait (e.g., Tt). The definition in option C is for homozygous.
• Question 10: Heredity is the passing of traits from parents to offspring.

Answer:

1. B. Gregor Mendel
2. B. Punnett square
3. (No correct option shown in the provided definitions, but heterozygous is an organism with two different alleles for a trait)
4. B. The passing of traits from parents to offspring