Mendel's Experiments and Heredity

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Biology Quiz on Mendel's Experiments and Heredity, created by Tracy Rains on 15/08/2017.
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Question 1

Question
What would you call the first generation of pea plants crossed? For example, a purple and white flower type.
Answer
  • F1
  • F2
  • P1
  • XX

Question 2

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In the following image, a sample of a genetic cross is provided. Based on your lesson experience, what is the ratio of purple to white flowers in this example?
Answer
  • 4:0
  • 2:2
  • 3:1
  • 0:4

Question 3

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The understanding of how information is passed from one generation to the next is called?
Answer
  • Biology
  • Chronology
  • Genetics
  • Pharmacology

Question 4

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If you crossed two tall plants and the seeds produced a ratio of three tall to one short, how would you explain the one short plant (since neither of the adult plants were short and tall is dominant to short)?
Answer
  • They were both purebred dominate
  • There was a mutation in the reproduction
  • Both parents are purebred recessive.
  • Both of the parents were carriers for the short gene.

Question 5

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Which of the following statements was not a reason why pea plants were a great tool to study heredity?
Answer
  • Traits were easily observable
  • Flowers could be protected to prevent accidental pollination
  • Plants grow in a relative short period of time
  • Pea plants grow well in winter

Question 6

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An allele is a form of a gene.
Answer
  • True
  • False
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