U5 L1 Mendel and His Pea Plants

Who is known as the Father of Genetics?

• Gregor Mendel

• Charles Darwin

• James Watson

• Francis Crick

What type of plants did Mendel use for his experiments?

• Pea plants

• Corn plants

• Tomato plants

• Sunflower plants

In what year did Mendel publish his findings to the local Natural History Society?

• 1865

• 1884

• 1822

• 1950

What did Mendel refer to as 'factors' that were passed from parents to offspring?

• Genes

• Chromosomes

• Proteins

• Cells

When Mendel described the characteristics that were more likely to show up, he called them "dominant." What does the term dominant mean?

• A characteristic that is powerful or influential

• A characteristic is less likely to show up

• Any characteristic that can be passed on

The structure of DNA was described as a double ___ by Watson and Crick.

Rosalind Franklin used ___ to study DNA.