U5 Lesson 5.1 The Work of Gregor Mendel

What is genetics primarily concerned with?

• The study of diseases

• The study of cells

• The study of environments

• The study of heredity

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What are genes responsible for in heredity?

• Carrying information for inherited traits

• Deciding the environment

• Influencing behavior only

• Determining intelligence

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Who is known as the father of genetics?

• Albert Einstein

• Gregor Mendel

• Isaac Newton

• Charles Darwin

What type of plants did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments?

• Cactus plants

• Rose plants

• Tomato plants

• Pea plants

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What does a true breeding organism signify?

• An organism with traits from different species

• An organism with consistent traits over many generations

• An organism with a single generation

• An organism with mixed traits

How did Mendel ensure cross-pollination in his experiments?

• By using insects

• By water

• By wind

• By manually transferring pollen

What was the result of crossing a purebred tall plant with a purebred short plant?

• A mix of tall and short plants

• All tall plants

• No plants

• All short plants

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What does the term 'hybrid' refer to in genetics?

• A purebred organism

• An organism without any alleles

• An organism with two different alleles for a trait

• An organism with two identical alleles for a trait

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What concept masks the expression of the recessive allele?

• Dominance

• Mutation

• Transcription

• Recombination

What generation did Mendel observe to study the inheritance of traits?

• G generation

• F1 generation

• P generation

• F2 generation