7th Grade Final
Name:______________________________
1. The allele for tall stems (T) is dominant to that for short stems (t). A purebred short “mom”
plant is crossed with a hybrid tall “dad” plant. Fill in the Punnett Square and report the genotype
(fractions, letters, and letter description) and phenotype (percentage, physical description) of the
offspring. (5 points)
Genotype:
Phenotype:
2a. Describe natural selection in your own words. (1 point)
2b. Using your own words, explain what an adaptation is. (1 point)
2c. Explain how the mouse card game showed the process of natural selection. Write 2-3
complete sentences that show you understood the game and the process of natural selection.
(3 points)
3. Describe the following items from the egg incubation project:
a. Evidence that the egg was alive (2 points)
b. How the embryo in the egg changed over the course of incubation (2 points)
c. One way in which ducklings are well-adapted to their environment (1 point)