What was Mendel's initial observation about the first generation of pea plants?
Heredity: Mendel's Explanation

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
All plants were tall.
All plants were short.
There were no short plants.
Half of the plants were short.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did Mendel use his background in mathematics to explain his observations?
He calculated the average height of the plants.
He hypothesized that each plant has two factors for a trait.
He predicted the color of the flowers.
He measured the growth rate of the plants.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
According to Mendel, how are traits passed from parents to offspring?
Through a single factor from one parent.
Through two factors, one from each parent.
Through environmental influences.
Through random chance.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did Mendel conclude about the relationship between the factors for tall and short plant height?
Short height is dominant over tall height.
Tall height masks or dominates short height.
Both heights are equally expressed.
Height is determined by environmental factors.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the 'factors' Mendel referred to now known as?
Genes
Chromosomes
Proteins
Cells
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