Mendel's Pea Plant Experiments and the Inheritance of Traits Quiz

Test your knowledge on Gregor Mendel's groundbreaking experiments and genetic inheritance with 14 insightful questions.

#1

Which scientist is known as the 'Father of Genetics'?

Gregor Mendel
Charles Darwin
Alfred Russel Wallace
Louis Pasteur
#2

What organism did Gregor Mendel use in his experiments?

Pea plants
Mice
Fruit flies
Bacteria
#3

In Mendel's experiments, what did he use to transfer pollen?

Brush
Fingers
Water
Air
#4

What did Mendel call the factors that determine traits in organisms?

Genes
Alleles
Traits
Phenotypes
#5

What term describes the physical appearance of an organism?

Genotype
Phenotype
Allele
Homozygous
#6

What is the term for an organism with two different alleles for a particular trait?

Homozygous dominant
Heterozygous
Homozygous recessive
Phenotype
#7

In Mendel's experiments, what did he use to prevent self-pollination in pea plants?

Covering flowers with a bag
Removing flowers
Pruning stems
Applying chemicals
#8

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven characteristics of pea plants Mendel studied?

Flower color
Seed shape
Plant height
Root length
#9

In Mendel's experiments, what was the ratio of the offspring in the first filial generation (F1) of a monohybrid cross?

1:2:1
3:1
9:3:3:1
1:1
#10

What did Mendel conclude about traits from his experiments?

Traits are only influenced by the environment
Traits are inherited through discrete units called genes
Traits are a result of blending of parental traits
Traits are randomly acquired during an organism's lifetime
#11

In Mendel's experiments, what is the term for the offspring resulting from a cross between parents with contrasting traits?

Homozygous
Monohybrid
Dihybrid
Heterozygous
#12

In Mendel's experiments, what is the expected phenotypic ratio in the second filial generation (F2) of a monohybrid cross?

1:2:1
3:1
9:3:3:1
1:1
#13

What is the term for the inheritance pattern where one allele is not completely dominant over another allele?

Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Polygenic inheritance
Epistasis
#14

What is the term for the occurrence of one gene masking the effect of another gene at a different locus?

Codominance
Incomplete dominance
Polygenic inheritance
Epistasis

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