Quiz on Gregor Mendel and Genetics

What does the principle of Independent Assortment state about traits?

• They are always inherited together

• They affect each other

• They are inherited independently

• They are inherited in pairs

What term did Mendel use to describe plants that always produced offspring with the same traits?

• Hybrid

• Mixed

• Purebred

• Varied

In Mendel's experiments, what was the outcome when purebred tall plants were crossed?

• Short offspring

• Tall offspring

• Mixed offspring

• No offspring

What does the word "filial" mean in Latin?

• Daughter

• Parent

• Son

• Child

Which generation did Mendel observe to have no resemblance to the short parent?

• P generation

• F1 generation

• F2 generation

• Hybrid generation

What did Mendel cross in his second experiment?

• Two short plants

• Two tall plants

• One tall and one short plant

• Two medium plants

What was surprising about the F2 generation in Mendel's experiment?

• All plants were short

• All plants were tall

• There was a mix of tall and short plants

• There were no plants

What did Mendel's second experiment demonstrate about inheritance?

• Traits are always identical to parents

• Traits can skip generations

• Traits are random

• Traits are not inherited

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What did Mendel's experiment help to understand in biology?

• Photosynthesis

• Inheritance of traits

• Plant growth

• Soil composition

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Which of the following is an example of a trait?

• Eating habits

• Hair color

• Favorite music

• Daily routine

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