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What is a characteristic according to Mendel's study?
What is a characteristic according to Mendel's study?
Mendel studied multiple characteristics simultaneously in his experiments.
Mendel studied multiple characteristics simultaneously in his experiments.
False
What is the result of breeding two plants that have different traits of a single characteristic known as?
What is the result of breeding two plants that have different traits of a single characteristic known as?
cross-pollination
The trait that is observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred is called a ______.
The trait that is observed in the first generation when parents that have different traits are bred is called a ______.
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Match the following traits with their definitions:
Match the following traits with their definitions:
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What is a key advantage of self-pollinating pea plants?
What is a key advantage of self-pollinating pea plants?
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Pea plants can only self-pollinate and cannot cross-pollinate.
Pea plants can only self-pollinate and cannot cross-pollinate.
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What result does self-pollination produce in true-breeding plants?
What result does self-pollination produce in true-breeding plants?
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Pollen from one plant fertilizes the ovule of another plant in _____.
Pollen from one plant fertilizes the ovule of another plant in _____.
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Match the following terms with their descriptions:
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Study Notes
Mendel's Experiments
- Mendel studied pea plants to investigate heredity
- Pea plants grow quickly, and there are many different kinds available
- Pea plants are able to self-pollinate
- The male and female reproductive structures are on the same plant
- Pollen from one flower can fertilize the ovule of another flower on the same plant
- This is called self-pollination
- The process of self-pollination ensures true-breeding offspring
- Mendel used true-breeding plants with different traits for each characteristic
- Mendel carefully selected plants that were true-breeding for specific traits
- He studied seven different characteristics
- Mendel studied only one characteristic at a time
- A characteristic is a feature that has different forms in a population
- For example, hair color or eye color
- The different forms are called traits
- Mendel used plants that had different traits for each characteristic
- For flower color, he used plants with purple flowers and plants with white flowers
- He used pollen from one plant to fertilize the other
Mix and Match
- Mendel was careful to use plants that were true-breeding for each trait
- By doing so, he would know what to expect if his plants were to self-pollinate
- He wanted to know what would happen if he bred or crossed two plants that had different traits of a single characteristic.
- Mendel decided to cross-pollinate the plants and not allow them to self-pollinate
- To be sure the plants could not self-pollinate, he removed the anthers of one plant before pollen from another plant could fertilize the plant.
- This allowed Mendel to select which plants would be crossed to produce offspring.
Dominant/Recessive Traits
- When parents with different traits are bred, the trait observed in the first generation is called the dominant trait.
- The trait that reappears in the second generation is called the recessive trait.
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Explore the groundbreaking experiments of Gregor Mendel with pea plants. This quiz delves into Mendel's methods, including self-pollination and the study of various traits. Test your knowledge on how these experiments laid the foundation for modern genetics.
