The Work of Gregor Mendel
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- Q1What process involves the joining of sperm and egg cells to form a new cell?PollinationPhotosynthesisFertilizationMitosis30s
- Q2How do pea flowers normally fertilize their egg cells?By cloningCross-pollinating with other plantsThrough external pollinators like beesBy self-pollinating within the same flower30s
- Q3What is a specific characteristic like seed color or plant height called?GenomeGeneTraitAllele30s
- Q4What did Mendel use as a model system for his genetic experiments?Fruit fliesBacteriaMicePea plants30s
- Q5What is the term for the offspring resulting from crossing plants with different traits?True-breeding plantsHybridsGametesClones30s
- Q6What generation is produced when Mendel crossed P generation plants?F1 generationG1 generationF2 generationP generation30s
- Q7What principle states that some alleles are dominant and others are recessive?Principle of dominancePrinciple of independent assortmentPrinciple of segregationPrinciple of inheritance30s
- Q8What occurs during gamete formation according to Mendel?Alleles duplicateAlleles mutateAlleles segregate from each otherAlleles combine30s
- Q9What did Mendel conclude about the factors determining an individual's characteristics?They are random and not inherited.They are influenced by the environment only.They are determined by the dominant parent only.They are determined by genes passed from parents.30s
- Q10What are different forms of a single gene called?ProteinsTraitsChromosomesAlleles30s
- Q11In Mendel's experiments, what did the F1 generation plants exhibit?New, unrelated traitsTraits of both parents equallyOnly recessive traitsOnly dominant traits30s
- Q12What happened to the recessive traits in Mendel's F2 generation?They appeared in about one fourth of the plantsThey appeared in all plantsThey were completely absentThey mutated into dominant traits30s
- Q13What is the scientific study of biological inheritance called?BiologyEvolutionChemistryGenetics30s
- Q14Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments?They are resistant to diseaseThey are closely related to humansThey require minimal careThey grow quickly and produce many offspring30s
- Q15What did Mendel do to prevent self-pollination in his experiments?Grafted plantsShaded the plantsCut away the pollen-bearing male partsUsed pesticides30s