Mendel's Experiments and Heredity Quiz
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What was a commonly held belief about heredity before Gregor Mendel's experiments?

  • Offspring inherited acquired characters from their parents
  • Offspring inherited traits in a random manner
  • Offspring inherited traits independently of other traits
  • Offspring were the average between both parents (correct)

    • Why did Gregor Mendel choose to study pea plants?

  • They were the only plants available at the time
  • They were easy to manipulate matings
  • They had many simple dichotomous traits (correct)
  • They were resistant to pests and diseases

    • What did Gregor Mendel demonstrate with his experiments on nearly 30,000 pea plants?

  • Traits are transmitted randomly from parents to offspring
  • Traits are only transmitted from the mother to the offspring
  • Traits are a result of blending inheritance
  • Traits are transmitted from parents to offspring independently of other traits and in dominant and recessive patterns (correct)

    • What did Gregor Mendel consider the father of?

    <p>Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of flowers did the pea plants studied by Gregor Mendel have?

    <p>Monoecious (male and female in one flower)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a commonly held belief about heredity before Gregor Mendel's experiments?

    <p>Blending inheritance: offspring were the average between both parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gregor Mendel consider the father of?

    <p>Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Gregor Mendel choose to study pea plants?

    <p>They had many simple dichotomous traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gregor Mendel demonstrate with his experiments on nearly 30,000 pea plants?

    <p>Traits are transmitted from parents to offspring independently of other traits and in dominant and recessive patterns</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of flowers did the pea plants studied by Gregor Mendel have?

    <p>Monoecious (male and female in one flower)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a commonly held belief about heredity before Gregor Mendel's experiments?

    <p>Offspring were the average between both parents</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why did Gregor Mendel choose to study pea plants?

    <p>They had many simple dichotomous traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gregor Mendel demonstrate with his experiments on nearly 30,000 pea plants?

    <p>Traits are transmitted from parents to offspring independently of other traits</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Gregor Mendel consider the father of?

    <p>Genetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of flowers did the pea plants studied by Gregor Mendel have?

    <p>Monoecious (male and female in one flower)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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