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Mendel & His Peas

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the passing of traits from parents to offspring

a)

self-pollination

b)

cross-pollination

c)

heredity

d)

genetics

2.

the study of how traits are passed on

a)

self-pollination

b)

cross-pollination

c)

heredity

d)

genetics

3.

when pollen from one plant lands on the pistil of a flower on a same plant

a)

genetics

b)

self-pollination

c)

cross-pollination

d)

heredity

4.

when pollen from one plant lands on the pistil of a flower on a different plant

a)

heredity

b)

genetics

c)

self-pollination

d)

cross-pollination

5.

bees, wind, and water

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

true-breeding plant

d)

pollen carriers

6.

easily noted characteristics

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

true-breeding plant

d)

observable traits

7.

when offspring are the same as the parent

a)

self-pollination

b)

true-breeding plant

c)

observable traits

d)

genetics

8.

source of pollen

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

heredity

d)

genetics

9.

receiver of pollen

a)

pistil

b)

stamen

c)

pollen carriers

d)

observable traits

10.

Mendel experimented with pea plants because they ___ quickly

a)

reproduce

b)

hybrid

c)

cross-breeding

d)

self-pollination

11.

Pea plants have easily _____.

a)

color

b)

tru-breeding

c)

observable traits

d)

length

12.

Pollination in pea plants can occur in two ways:

a)

proto-pollination and self-pollination

b)

cross-pollination and proto-pollination

c)

cross-pollination and self-pollination

d)

self-pollination and nuclear-pollination

13.

Mendel started with ___--plants with the exact same characteristics from on generation to the next.

a)

cross-breeding plants

b)

true-breeding plants

c)

hybrid plants

d)

cross-pollinating plants

14.

Examples of characteristics that are the exact same from one generation to the next in pea plants include___ and ___.

a)

color and length

b)

color and width

c)

length and furriness

d)

length and nail size

15.

By cross-breeding different pea plants, Mendel produced a variety of ___ plants.

a)

true-breeding

b)

hybrid

c)

identical

d)

similar