Mendel and the Pea Plant

Q. How many pairs of contrasting characters in pea plants were studied by Mendel in his experiments ?

1. Seven
2. Five
3. Six
4. Eight

Q.

The title of the paper published by Mendel in 1856 was "Experiments in plant hybridization".

1. True

2. False

Q.

Who is regarded as the father of genetics?

1. Gregor Johann Mendel

2. Thomas Hunt Morgan

3. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck

4. Hugo de Vries

Q.

_________________ is called the Father of Genetics.

1. Gregor Johann Mendel

2. Hugo de Vries

3. August Weismann

4. Reginald C. Punnett

Q. Which one from those given below is the period for Mendel's hybridization experiments?

1. 1856 - 1863
2. 1840 - 1850
3. 1857 - 1869
4. 1870 - 1877

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. Select the bubbles with traits of pea plants that Mendel chose to study in his experiments?

1. Plant height
2. Flower position
3. Seeds per pod
4. Seed colour
5. Bud colour
6. Pod colour
7. Flower colour
8. Seed shape
9. Number of petals
10. Pod 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 - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4

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

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.