Little Child Jesus Christian Academy

Cabiao, Nueva Ecija Inc

Duhat Street, Polilio, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
Government Recognition Nos. E- 077 s. 2007 PS/E-011 s. 2011 GS/ S-009 s. 2015
Contact Nos.: 0925-500-1987/0942-425-2098/0916-533-4050

Activity 3.1 Science 9 Week 3

Directions: Write the numbers of chromosome of some species.
SPECIES NUMBER OF CHROMOSES
Quercus (English Oak)
Homo sapiens
Equus caballus (horse)
Danio rerio (zebra fish)
Drosophila melanogaster ( fruit fly)
Capra hircus (goat)
Rana esculenta (frog)
Zea mays (corn)
Oryza sativa (rice)
Ananas cosmusus (pineapple)
Pisum sativum (pea)
Malus domestica (apple)
Solanum lycopersicum (tomato)
Gallus gallus (chicken)
Canis familiaris (dog)

Activity 3.2 Science 9

Directions: Answer the question meaningfully into 3 to 5 sentences.
Rubric for the Question
Features Expert (5) Accomplished (4) Capable (3) Beginner (2)
Quality of Piece was Piece was written Piece had little Piece had no
Writing written in an in an interesting style or voice style or voice
extraordinary style and voice
style and voice Gives some new Gives no new
Somewhat information but information and
Very informative informative and poorly organized very poorly
and well- organized organized
organized
Grammar, Virtually no Few spelling and A number of So many
Usage & spelling, punctuation errors, spelling, spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or minor grammatical punctuation or punctuation and
grammatical errors grammatical grammatical
errors errors errors that it
interferes with
the meaning
 1. How would you define gene and genetic trait?
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2. What is a chromosome made of?
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3. How would you explain the constancy of the chromosome number for each
species?
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Activity 3.3 Science 7
A. Directions: Give the meaning the of the following words.
1. Allele – ______________________________________________________
2. Dominant – ____________________________________________________
3. Chromosome – ___________________________________________________
4. Gene – __________________________________________________________
5. Traits– __________________________________________________________
6. DNA - _________________________________________________________
7. Chromatid-_______________________________________________________
8. Heterozygous - ____________________________________________________
9. Homozygous - ____________________________________________________
10. Punnett square - __________________________________________________
11. Phenotype - ______________________________________________________
12. Genotype - ______________________________________________________

Activity 3.4 Science 9

Directions: Answer the question meaningfully into 3 to 5 sentences.
1. Which law of heredity was derived from Mendel’s experiments with pea plants?
Explain each.
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2. How would you differentiate monohybrid, dihybrid, trihybrid and tetrahybrid
crosses?
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3. How would you compare homozygous individual with heterozygous individual?
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 Little Child Jesus Christian Academy
Cabiao, Nueva Ecija Inc
Duhat Street, Polilio, Cabiao, Nueva Ecija
Government Recognition Nos. E- 077 s. 2007 PS/E-011 s. 2011 GS/ S-009 s. 2015
Contact Nos.: 0925-500-1987/0942-425-2098/0916-533-4050

Activity 4.1 Science 9 Week 4

Directions: Answer the question meaningfully into 3 to 5 sentences.
Rubric for the Question
Features Expert (5) Accomplished (4) Capable (3) Beginner (2)
Quality of Piece was Piece was written Piece had little Piece had no
Writing written in an in an interesting style or voice style or voice
extraordinary style and voice
style and voice Gives some new Gives no new
Somewhat information but information and
Very informative informative and poorly organized very poorly
and well- organized organized
organized
Grammar, Virtually no Few spelling and A number of So many
Usage & spelling, punctuation errors, spelling, spelling,
Mechanics punctuation or minor grammatical punctuation or punctuation and
grammatical errors grammatical grammatical
errors errors errors that it
interferes with
the meaning

1. What was the result of Bateson’s and Punnett”s experiments with sweet peas?
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2. What did Thomas Hunt Morgan contribute to the field of genetics?
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3. Which chromosomes determine the sex of a person?
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4. How doe meiosis maintain the chromosomes number in human sex cells?
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5. How could you determine if a cell is haploid and diploid?

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6. How would you compare an autosomal chromosome with a sex chromosome?
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Activity 4.2 Science 9

Directions: Answer the question meaningfully into 3 to 5 sentences.

1. What is a sex-linked trait?

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2. Why are males more likely to have hemophilia than females?
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3. Aside from genetic reasons, what are the other factors that may cause color
blindness?
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4. How can you determine if the inheritance of a particular trait is controlled by
multiple alleles?
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5. How would you explain that the ABO blood group gene in human has multiple
alleles?
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Activity 4.3 Science 9

A. Directions: Give the meaning the of the following words.
1. Migration -_______________________________________________________
2. Polyploidy – ___________________________________________________
3. Hybridization – ___________________________________________________
4. Homologous recombination – ________________________________________
5. Genetic mutation – ________________________________________________
Activity 4.3 Science 9
B. Directions: Answer the question meaningfully into 3 to 5 sentences.

1. What happens during homologous recombination?

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2. How is hybrid produced?
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3. How does polyploidy contribute to genetic variability?

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4. How does migration affect genetic variation in population?

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5. What are the factors that influence genetic mutations?
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Activity 4.4 Science 9

A. Directions: Enumerate what is being asked.
a. Crops with high value varieties possessing improved characteristics
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b. Some improved animals breeds
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Activity 4.3 Science 9
B. Directions: Answer the question meaningfully into 3 to 5 sentences.

1. What is the role of genetics in breeding?

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2. Do you think plant and animal breeding is important in today’s society? Why?
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