Genetics Scavenger Hunt
General Directions: Go to one of the suggested websites listed below. Collect information to answer the Scavenger Hunt Questions. Copy and paste the information you need to answer the scavenger hunt questions (below) into a blank Microsoft Word document. Print the document one time and retrieve your printed document from the network printer. Once you have collected all the information you need to answer the questions, go back to your seats and prepare a handwritten draft of your scavenger hunt paper. Show the draft paper and your research information to the teacher to have it approved. Proceed to the computer to type your paper only after you have been told to do so.
Suggested Websites:
http://www.accessexcellence.org/RC/AB/BC/Gregor_Mendel.html
http://anthro.palomar.edu/mendel/mendel_1.htm
http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/projects/anthro201/
http://www.sonic.net/~nbs/projects/anthro201/disc/
http://www.biopoint.com/engaging/MENDEL/MENDEL.HTM
Scavenger Hunt Questions:
1. Who was Gregor Mendel? (Write one 5 sentence paragraph summarizing his life.)
2. What plant did Mendel use in his experiments? (Give both the common and scientific names.)
3. What characteristics of this plant made it ideal for his experiments? (List 4 characteristics that made the plants a good choice.)
4. What traits did Mendel study? (List at least 6 traits.)
5. Why were the traits ideal for this work? (Explain the reason in one complete sentence.)
6. Define the terms homozygous and heterozygous and give an example of each. (Use at least 4 complete sentences to answer this question.)
7. Describe Mendel’s first experiment and his results. (Use at least one 5 sentence paragraph to describe this experiment.)
8. For his second experiment, Mendel let the plants from the first experiment self pollinate. What results did he obtain? (Use at least one 5 sentence paragraph to describe this experiment.)
9. What were Mendel’s conclusions? (List three conclusions using one complete sentence to state each conclusion.)