Punnett Square problems
Punnett
Square
Vocabulary
Charles Darwin
&
Natural Selection
Wild Card
100

What percent of an offspring will be dominant if: Parent one:"PP" Parent 2: "PP"

100%

100

What is it called when two alleles are identical  (Purebred) HH/hh

What is Homozygous
100

Remains of an organism that has lived in the passed


What is a fossil?

100

A trait that improves an organism's chances to survive and reproduce


What is an adaptation?

200
What percent of an offspring will be dominant if: Parent one:"Pp" Parent 2: "PP" 1
100%
200

When an allele is recessive the allele is written how ?

A lowercase letter 

200

Something that can be inherited through genetic characteristics... means that everyone is different!

For example- Different types of bird beaks


What is a variation

200

What is the name of the islands Charles Darwin went to?

What are the Galapagos islands

300
What percent of an offspring will be dominant if: Parent one:"Nn" Parent 2: "Nn"
75%
300

What you see. The visibly expressed trait (example. blue eyes) is called?

What is phenotype

300

Define Natural selection 

Organisms that have the best traits or adaptations for survive pass down their traits to their offspring.

OR Survival of the fittest 

OR Only the strong survive

300

When organisms fight for resources to stay alive is called? 

Competition

400

Incomplete dominance - A black rabbit BB is crossed with a Grey rabbit BW what are the chance they have offspring that are white? SHOW YOUR WORK FOR CREDIT!!!!!!

0%

400

What are inherited traits? Define and give an example. 

What are traits you get passed down from your parents.

 Your hair color, eye color, height

400

What animals did Charles Darwin observe that helped lead him to his theory of evolution- and what did he notice about these animals?


What is either finches beaks or tortoise shells

400

How many genes do you get from parent?

23

500

CODOMINANCE- If a Gray Rabbit (BW) has offspring with a White rabbit (WW) what is the probability that the offspring will be White? 

50%

500

The pattern of inheritance in which each neither trait is dominant, and a new trait is shown is called?  ?

What is incomplete dominance 
500

What is the name of the boat Charles Darwin sailed on to the Galapagos islands? 

HMS Beagle

500

What is the name of Charles Darwin's book?

The Origin of Species 

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