Chapter 8 Review Assignment

What organism did Mendel use as a model in his experiments?

• Pea plants

• Fruit flies

• Corn

• Mice

Mendel's fundamental principles include which of the following?

• Law of Dominance

• Law of Segregation

• Law of Independent Assortment

• All of the above

True or False: All genetic traits follow Mendelian patterns of inheritance.

• True

• False

Who is recognized as the 'Father of modern genetics'?

• Charles Darwin

• Johann Gregor Mendel

• Albert Einstein

• Isaac Newton

Traits are inherited in specific, predictable patterns.

• True

• False

Mendel disproved the idea of _______ inheritance (based on continuous variation).

• blended

• particulate

• dominant

• recessive

Mendel's work was largely ignored during his lifetime.

• True

• False

In what year was Mendel's work rediscovered by other scientists?

• 1900

• 1882

• 1912

• 1895

What is the main advantage of using true-breeding plants in Mendel's experiments?

• They grow faster

• They produce offspring identical to the parent

• They are easier to water

• They have larger flowers

Pea plants are naturally self-fertilizing, with both ______ and female reproductive organs.

• male

• pollen

• seed

• root