Chapter 5 section 1 science quiz

What is heredity?

• traits passing from offspring to  parents
• traits passing from parents to offspring
• offspring with no genotypes
• traits disappearing in offspring

In what country was Gregor Mendel born?

• United States
• Austria
• Germany
• Italy

Where did Gregor Mendel first learn about flowers and trees?

• in a lab
• at a college
• at a monastery
• on a farm

Where did Gregor Mendel do his research?

• in a lab
• at a college
• at a  monastery
• on a farm

what is it called when a plant can fertilize itself?

• self pollinating
• cross pollinating
• true -breeding
• magic pollinating

How do offspring have the exact same traits as their parents?

• self- pollinating
• cross-pollinating
• true-breeding
• magic breeding

What is it called when one plant fertilizes another plant?

• self-pollinating
• cross-pollinating
• true -breeding
• magic- breeding

What are different forms of characteristics?

• characteristics
• traits
• genes
• alleles

What did Mendel use for his experiments?

• pea plants
• mushrooms
• carnations
• roses

What a features with different forms in a population?
(ex hair color)

• traits
• characteristics
• alleles
• genes