1. Where does
spermatogenesis happen in
a flower?
2. Where does oogenesis
happen in a flower?
Come with
Mr. Robles and Miss Hinkson
to
Ecuador and the
Galápagos Islands
NEXT SPRING BREAK!
APRIL 2016
Trip ID: 1684083FM
Mendel is the Father of ____
Do flowers reproduce
sexually?
Plants are Sexual
Why would it be
advantageous for plants to
reproduce sexually?
Why are flowers ideal for
studying genetics?
Flowers can be reproduced
relatively quickly, and the
crosses that occur are easily
controlled.
This allowed Mendel to select
his manipulated variables
(parent plants) and collect a
multitude of data.
Mendel’s Peas
• https://www.youtube.com/w
atch?v=Mehz7tCxjSE
Animated Peas
• Today you will explore how
meiosis affects the allele
combinations (genotype) of
offspring
Animated Peas
• You will do this using pea
plants like Mendel did in an
animated biology activity
Animated Peas
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Classzone.com
High School Science 2008
Animated Biology
Unit 3
Mendel’s Peas
Select “Run this time” for
Adobe
Animated Peas
• If you finish:
• Work on the flower lab
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