Traits of The Pea Plant

Q.

Mendel used true breeding pea lines for his experiments because -

1. True breeding lines are suitable for cross-pollination.

2. True breeding lines have undergone continuous self-pollination and keep showing stable trait inheritance for several generations.

3. True breeding lines possess hermaphrodite flowers.

4. True breeding lines are suitable for self-pollination.

Q.

Question 2
How do Mendel’s experiments show that traits are inherited independently?

Q.

Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a dominant feature?

1. Axial flower position

2. Green seed colour

3. Green pod colour

4. Round seed shape

Q.

Match the following characters with their contrasting traits in case of pea plants.

$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ \text{A. Stem height}& \text{1. Axial/terminal}\\ \text{B. Flower position}& \text{2. Round/wrinkled}\\ \text{C. Pod shape}& \text{3. Tall/dwarf}\\ \text{D. Seed shape}& \text{4. Inflated/constricted}\end{array}$

1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2

3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

4. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4

Q.

Mendel chose the following plant for his experiment:

1. Pisum sativum

2. Hibiscus rosa sinesis

3. Mirabilis jalapa

4. None of these

Q.

Match the following characters with their contrasting traits of Pea plant.

$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ \text{A. Stem height}& \text{1. Axial/terminal.}\\ \text{B. Flower position}& \text{2. Round/wrinkled.}\\ \text{C. Pod shape}& \text{3. Tall/dwarf.}\\ \text{D. Seed shape}& \text{4. Inflated/constricted.}\end{array}$

1. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

2. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

3. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2

4. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4

Q. Mendel studied seven contrasting characters for his breeding experiment with Pisum sativum, which of the following character did he not use?

1. Pod colour
2. Pod shape
3. Leaf shape
4. Plant height

Q. How many types of contrasting characters did Mendel select for his breeding experiments in garden pea?

1. One
2. Two
3. Five
4. Seven

Q. Charles Darwin discovered the Laws of Inheritance.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature?

1. Axial flower position

2. Green seed colour

3. Green pod colour

4. Round seed shape

Q.

Mendel selected the pea plant for his experiments because:

1. A & B only

2. C & D only

3. B & C only

4. A, B, C & D

Q.

Match the following characters with their contrasting traits of Pea plant.

$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ \text{A. Stem height}& \text{1. Axial/terminal.}\\ \text{B. Flower position}& \text{2. Round/wrinkled.}\\ \text{C. Pod shape}& \text{3. Tall/dwarf.}\\ \text{D. Seed shape}& \text{4. Inflated/constricted.}\end{array}$

1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2

3. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4

4. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

Q.

Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature?

1. Green seed colour

2. Round seed shape

3. Green pod colour

4. Axial flower position

Q.

Mendel conducted his experiments on which plant to study the mechanism of inheritance.

1. moong

2. gram

3. bean

4. pea

Q. Mendel chose pea plant due to

1. Its economic importance
2. Presence of contrasting characters
3. Its availability
4. Its cheapness

Q.

Mendel selected the pea plant for his experiments because:

1. A & B only

2. C & D only

3. B & C only

4. A, B, C & D

Q.

Mendel used true breeding pea lines for his experiments because -

1. True breeding lines are suitable for cross-pollination.

2. True breeding lines are suitable for self-pollination.

3. True breeding lines have undergone continuous self-pollination and keep showing stable trait inheritance for several generations.

4. True breeding lines possess hermaphrodite flowers.

Q. Mendel began his research using garden peas but ultimately settled on mice as his model system.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Pea plants are more suitable than mice for Mendel's experiments, because pea plants can be self-fertilised, are easy to grow in large numbers and have a short life cycle.

1. True

2. False

Q. Pea plants cannot be self fertilised and they have long life cycle.

1. True
2. False

Q. Which one of the following features represents a recessive character in Mendel's pea plants?

1. Round seed
2. Red flower
3. Green pod colour
4. Yellow pod colour

Q. Which one of the following traits of garden pea studied by Mendel was a recessive feature?

1. Green seed colour
2. Round seed shape
3. Green pod colour
4. Tall height

Q.

Match the following characters with their contrasting traits of Pea plant.

$\begin{array}{cc}ColumnI& ColumnII\\ \text{A. Stem height}& \text{1. Axial/terminal.}\\ \text{B. Flower position}& \text{2. Round/wrinkled.}\\ \text{C. Pod shape}& \text{3. Tall/dwarf.}\\ \text{D. Seed shape}& \text{4. Inflated/constricted.}\end{array}$

1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4

2. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4

3. A - 4, B - 3, C - 2, D - 1

4. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2

Q.

Mendel used true breeding pea lines for his experiments because -

1. True breeding lines have undergone continuous self-pollination and keep showing stable trait inheritance for several generations.

2. True breeding lines are suitable for cross-pollination.

3. True breeding lines are suitable for self-pollination.

4. True breeding lines possess hermaphrodite flowers.

Q.

When it concerns Mendel’s experiments, which among the following is the odd one out?

1. Flower colour - Purple/White

2. Pod colour - Green/Yellow

3. Seed colour - Yellow/Green

4. Endosperm colour - Green/Yellow

Q. Identify the recessive traits in a pea plant.

1. White flower
2. Purple flower
3. Yellow seed
4. Green seed
5. Wrinkled seed
6. Round seed
7. Green pod
8. Yellow pod
9. Tall plant
10. Dwarf plant

Q. Mendelism is related with

1. None of the above
2. Heredity in living beings
3. Meiosis during sexual reproduction
4. Mutation in living organisms

Q. Which of the following is a recessive trait according to Mendel's experiment?

1. Round seed
2. Wrinkled seed
3. Green pod
4. Axial flower