1. Genetics Jeopardy 7 th Grade

2. Choose a category! Mendel and His Peas Punnett Practice All About DNA Genetic Disorders 100 200 300 400

3. Mendel – 100  Mendel spent nearly his entire life living as a this…

4. Mendel - 200  Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments?

5. Mendel - 300  Explain Mendel’s First Experiment

6. Mendel - 400  Explain Mendel’s Second Experiment

7. Punnett Practice - 100  We see these in punnett squares all the time, what are they called?  Rr RR rr

8. Punnett Practice - 200  In Mendel’s experiments he grew purple and white pea flowers. Which color was dominant and which color was recessive?

9. Punnett Practice - 300 RRRr rr What is the percentage of dominant offspring?

10. Punnett Practice - 400  A black rabbit (RR) is crossed with a white rabbit (rr). Draw a punnett square to represent the offspring.

11. All About DNA – 100  What does DNA look like? A picture may help you explain

12. All About DNA - 200 What do we call this part of the DNA?

13. All About DNA – 300  What is it called when a portion of the DNA is changed or missing?

14. All About DNA - 400  When DNA is copied it needs to be separated into two pieces. How is the DNA separated? Draw a picture to help

15. Genetic Disorders - 100  When a person cannot see certain colors or shades of colors

16. Genetic Disorder – 200  The skins becomes very pale, hair is white, and sometimes eyes can even turn red

17. Genetic Disorder – 300  The blood cells are not there normal shape. It can create problems in breathing and can cause blockages in the bloodstream.

18. Genetic Disorders – 400  Thick layers of mucus clog the lungs and respiratory system. Skin also becomes very salty