CK-12 Genetics: 3.1 Pea Plants

What plant did Mendel use to discover the secrets of heredity?

• Pea Plants
• Fruit Flies
• Humans
• Corn

Which scientist is famous for his experiments on heredity to explain how traits are passed?

• Darwin
• Mendel
• Einstein
• Lewis

The science of heredity?

• Chemistry
• Physics
• Genetics
• Ecology

___ ____ did not explain why offspring do not always have a blend of their parents.

• String Theory
• Theory of Evolution
• Big Bang Theory
• Blended Theory

About how many pea plants did Mendel experiment with?

• 10,000 pea plants
• 20,000 pea plants
• 30,000 pea plants
• 40,000 pea plants

What one is not the reasons Mendel chose pea plants?

• Easy to Grow
• Easily see traits
• They are fast growing
• They are small

What is the fertilization step in the sexual reproduction of plants called?

• Pollination
• Self Fertilization
• Cross Pollination
• Hybrid

Pollen grains from a plant are transferred to stigmas of flowers on the same plant.

• Pollination
• Self Fertilization
• Cross Pollination
• Genetics

What is it called when pollen from one plant fertilizes another plant of the same species?

• Cross Pollination
• Self Fertilization
• Pollination
• Hybrid

The offspring from cross pollination is called a _____?

• Purebred
• Mutant
• Pollination
• Hybrid