Genetic Jeopardy!
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Test your genetic knowledge and answer questions about Gregor Mendel, his experiments, and his Law of Segregation and Law of Independent Assortment.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk. ($200)
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 2.
Gregor Mendel was interesting in: ($400)
- A.
Evolution
- B.
Genetics
- C.
Communism
- D.
Art
- E.
Mathematics
Correct Answer(s)
A. Evolution
B. Genetics
E. Mathematics -
- 3.
Mendel's Law of Independent Assortment states that ____ pairs seperate independenlty during the formation of _____. ($600)
Correct Answer(s)
allelic; gametes - 4.
Recessive traits are always masked in crosses. ($400)
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 5.
Mendel's conclusion that alleles separate and enter different gametes is his Law of: ($600)
- A.
Dominance.
- B.
Segregation.
- C.
Independent Assortment
- D.
Linkage
- E.
Supply and Demand.
Correct Answer
B. Segregation. -
- 6.
The organism Mendel used for his experiments was: ($200)
- A.
Drosophila
- B.
The garden pea
- C.
The mouse
- D.
Corn
- E.
Neurospora
Correct Answer
B. The garden pea -
- 7.
Daily Double! The mistaken idea that life routinely arose from non-living material was the theory of _________.
Correct Answer
spontaneous generation
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