More Practice:
Basic Problems:
The Cells Project Tutorial:
http://www.cellsproject.org/examples/sc/page23.htmlPractice Quiz:
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078617340/student_view0/chapter5/math_practice.htmlDrag & Drop Genetics
http://www.zerobio.com/drag_gr11/mono.htm
Advanced Problem Set:
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/human_bio/problem_sets/human_genetics/human_genetics.htmlLIFE SCIENCE: GENETICS PROBLEMS
SITE 1: Utah State Integrated Science Core Curriculum
http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/CURR/Science/sciber00/7th/genetics/sciber/punnett.htmDirections:
- Page 1 is a detailed explanation of how to set up and solve Punnett Squares. Review this information as needed, then answer the five questions at the bottom of the page.
- Click “Next” at the bottom of the page and solve the five practice problems.
- Bring in your written work solving all 10 problems.
SITE 2: Arthro, Limited:
http://www.athro.com/evo/gen/punexam.htmlDirections:
- Visit the site and use the drop down menus to test your understanding of Punnett Squares and probability.
- Note that the site uses lower case letters instead of the prime symbol for the problems with incomplete dominance.
- If you’re feeling up to a challenge, try the dihybrid crosses.
- As evidence of your work, print ONE page with your answers.
SITE 3: EDC weblabs
http://www2.edc.org/weblabs/Punnett/punnettsquares.htmlDirections:
- Visit this site and follow the directions as you breed chickens and lemmings.
- Print or describe the results of your best lemming cross (for the combined long tail and the albino trait) and write a brief explanation of how the parents’ genotypes contributed to the outcome.
SITE 4: Genetics Practice Problems
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio105/geneprob.htmDirections:
- Complete the monohybrid cross, the test cross, and the incomplete dominance problems.
- Print only those pages showing these problems with your answers filled in.
- If you’re feeling up to a challenge, continue through the other problems – they get quite tricky!
MORE GENETICS PRACTICE:
http://www.emints.org/ethemes/resources/S00001476.shtmlDirections:
- Choose any sites that look appropriate for your level.
- Print 1 page of work from each site.
ALL KINDS OF INTERESTING STUFF: Cloning, blood types, much more...
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/NOTE: SOME OF THESE SITES INCLUDE HIGH-SCHOOL LEVEL PROBLEMS THAT ARE PRETTY COMPLEX. IF YOU WANT TO TRY THEM, GO FOR IT! HOWEVER, FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE ASSIGNED.