VOCABULARY
cell
a basic building block of life
how many pea plants did MENDEL cultivate
28,000
what genotypes produce a dominant phenotype
Bb and BB
cell membrane
surrounds a cell holding the parts together
the part of the cell that contains chromosomes
Mitochondria
the cells power producer
where did Mendel grow up
on a farm
cytoplasm
the semi-fluid nutrient rich substance
Rough ER
structures that make proteins
Smooth ER
makes fats and helps move materials
what is Gregor Mendel known as
the father of genetics
vacuoles
stomach or storage unit
ribosomes
tiny structures that make proteins
cellular respiration
what did Mendel study
the inheritance of passed on traits
golgi apparatus
packages and sends proteins to different parts of the cell
Lysosomes
the cell recycling center
cell wall
the tough outer wall that surround the cell membrane
how did Mendel die
kidney problem
genetics
the science of genes and how traits are passed on
DNA
the material that carries all the info about how living things look and function