Mendel S Experiments Labs

MENDEL’S EXPERIMENTS LABS

Go to http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Mendel/MendelMenu.html

A.  Hit the “Enter Lab” button. You will notice a “Next” button on the screen. Use this button as you go along to proceed through the lab.

a.  Where was Mendel from?

b.  What time period did Mendel do his experiments?

c.  Why did Mendel use pea plants?

d.  How many traits did Mendel observe?

i.  List the traits here

1.  ______

2.  ______

3.  ______

4.  ______

5.  ______

6.  ______

7.  ______

e.  Do 5 crosses. Look to see if you notice any patters about the offspring of the crosses .

f.  Cross the pea plant with itself. Notice how the offspring peas compare to the parent peas.

g.  Cross the pea plant with itself again. Notice how the offspring peas compare to the parent peas.

h.  Mendel will ask you for your prediction. Choose a prediction. What do all of the seeds of the offspring have in common?

i.  What are the traits called that mask other traits?

j.  What are the traits called that seem to be hidden?