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Pz Genetics

 

Mendel’s Genetics
 

Across

5. stronger of two alleles in a genotype
8. parental generation
9. plant Mendel used in his genetics studies
13. law that states that alleles separate whenever gametes are formed
14. one of two forms for a gene (B or b)
15. genotype in which both alleles are the same (BB or bb)
17. genetic makeup of an organism
19. cross involving a single trait
20. pollen is transferred to the stigma of the same flower or a flower on the same plant

Down

1. transfer of pollen from anthers to the stigma of a flower
2. physical feature or appearance of an organism resulting from a genotype
3. genotype also called the hybrid (Bb)
4. dominance resulting in the blending of alleles (pink flower color)
6. cross between a hybrid and a homozygous genotype (BB x Bb)
7. father of modern genetics
10. law that states that alleles for different traits are distributed to gametes independently
11. the study of genetics
12. genetic characteristic
16. trait or allele that is masked by a dominant allele
18. square used to solve genetics problems
21. first filial generation

 

Puzzle – Mammals

 

Mammal Orders

Locate the orders of mammals and then list the common names of the animals in each order

 

A T A M E R T O N O M A C A A
M I C S Z E A L R O R R A E P
C C L T E I C O N T P O R C E
C H R A N T D C I Y A V N A R
G B I E I E A O R E K I I T I
N J R R N P D M D N T T V E S
B I G T O A U I I O T C O C S
S T I D C P C S J R I E R J O
T A L T N S T X R C P S A S D
C I Y K O G H E K A M N L Q A
U L I B D F N Y R B M I E P C
A L O X G W F Y Z A E V Q S T
V R L A G O M O R P H A N X Y
P D C A T A T N E D E L C X L
F B T T M M E L P P S O L X A

 

 

ARTIODACTYLA CARNIVORA CETACEA
CHIROPTERA EDENTATA INSECTIVORA
LAGOMORPHA MARSUPIALIA MONOTREMATA
PERISSODACTYLA PRIMATES PROBOSCIDEA
RODENTIA SIRENIA

 

 

Solution

 

 

Mollusks Puzzle

 

Mollusks
The table below contains words that have been chopped in half. Find the pieces that fit together and write them in the answer area below, and then define them.

 

phore gastr chromat sna
omate llop sq opods
lymph sip acles nudib
ebrate urnal usca ranch
ot oct ula eral
opus tor coel coel
hemo incu ophores ams
lvia troco propu uid
ter ilus oys opod
sl fo hon hemo
biva visc addu mar
lsion ils ugs man
rad tle cepha sca
pter naut ctor invert
lopods tent cl sion
rrent moll noct ine

 
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Puzzle – Protein Synthesis

 

Protein Synthesis
Across 2. a series of three mRNA nucleotides that codes for an amino acid 3. coded for by DNA and made of amino acids 7. process of assembling amino acids into polypeptides in the ribosomes 9. RNA that copies DNA in the nucleus 10. genetic language used to translate mRNA transcripts into proteins 11. UGA, UAA, and UAG codons 12. RNA that carries amino acids to be linked together to make proteins 15. site of transcription Down 1. both DNA and RNA are these types of compounds 2. where ribosomes are found 4. series of three bases on tRNA that code for an amino acid 5. base on RNA that replaces thymine 6. holes in the nuclear membrane where mRNA leaves to move to the ribosome 8. methionine codon (AUG) 13. RNA that makes up ribosomes along with proteins 14. site of protein synthesis

 

Puzzle – Moss Fern

 

Mosses & Ferns
Use the word bank to complete the following paragraphs on mosses and ferns.
Plants that lack tubes to carry food and water are called __________ plants. These plants are also known as __________. Most bryophytes are __________ and live in moist environments. __________ is required so that the sperm can swim to the __________ during fertilization. Bryophytes do not produce __________, but instead produce spores to reproduce. These plants exhibit _______________ in their life cycle. Because these plants lack vascular tissue, they are __________ in height.

__________ is one example of a bryophyte that grows like a lush, green carpet. The dominant stage in the moss life cycle is the __________. Root like __________ attach each gametophyte to the soil but do not absorb water. Both __________ and __________ gametophytes exist. The __________ generation is attached to the __________ of the gametophyte. Mosses are called __________ plants because they often are the first plants to re-enter a barren area. Mosses also help prevent __________. __________, or peat moss, is harvested and burned as __________ in some countries.

__________ and hornworts are nonvascular plants that also grow in moist, shady places. Liverworts have __________ structures along a stem and lay __________ to the ground. __________, like algae, have a single large _________ in each cell.

Ferns are simple, __________ plants that also lack seeds and reproduce by __________. __________ ferns are the largest ferns. Most ferns have an __________ stem called a __________. New leaves of ferns are tightly __________ and are called __________. Mature fern leaves are called _________. Spores are produced on the __________ of fern fronds.
Word Bank:

nonvascular spores vascular
underground coiled fronds
Moss underside Tree
Hornworts rhizome terrestrial
male leaflike close
Liverworts bryophytes fiddleheads
top chloroplast Sphagnum
rhizoids gametophyte egg
sporophyte Water female
soil erosion seeds small
alternation of generations fuel pioneer

 

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