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What is a trait?
What is a trait?
- A heritable feature that varies among individuals (correct)
- The process of pollen grains landing on the carpel of a flower
- The practice of removing immature stamens from a plant
- A type of plant Mendel used in his experiments
What is true-breeding?
What is true-breeding?
- The act of cross-pollinating two plants with different traits
- Producing only the same variety as the parent plant over many generations of self-pollination (correct)
- The process of hybridization between two pea plant varieties
- The removal of pollen-producing organs from a plant
Why did Mendel choose to work with peas?
Why did Mendel choose to work with peas?
- Because they have a long generation time
- Because they allow for strict control over mating between plants (correct)
- Because they have limited variety in terms of features
- Because they have a small number of offspring
What did Mendel refer to the hybrid offspring as?
What did Mendel refer to the hybrid offspring as?
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What does it mean when two plants are hybridized?
What does it mean when two plants are hybridized?
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What does a heritable feature that varies among individuals represent?
What does a heritable feature that varies among individuals represent?
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Where did Mendel grow up?
Where did Mendel grow up?
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What was Mendel's primary interest according to the text?
What was Mendel's primary interest according to the text?
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Where did Mendel study physics and chemistry for two years?
Where did Mendel study physics and chemistry for two years?
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What did Christian Doppler encourage his students to do?
What did Christian Doppler encourage his students to do?
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Why did Mendel consider becoming a teacher?
Why did Mendel consider becoming a teacher?
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Where did Mendel excel after overcoming financial hardship and illness?
Where did Mendel excel after overcoming financial hardship and illness?
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