Mendel (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What was Gregor Mendel famous for discovering?
What was Gregor Mendel famous for discovering?
The basics of inheritance
Which organism did Mendel use for his experiments on inheritance?
Which organism did Mendel use for his experiments on inheritance?
Pea plants
What is a pure-bred plant?
What is a pure-bred plant?
Always produces identical offspring
When Mendel crossed tall plants with dwarf plants, what happened in the first generation (F1)?
When Mendel crossed tall plants with dwarf plants, what happened in the first generation (F1)?
All offspring were tall
What did the F1 results show about the tall trait?
What did the F1 results show about the tall trait?
It was dominant
What ratio of tall to dwarf plants appeared in the second generation (F2)?
What ratio of tall to dwarf plants appeared in the second generation (F2)?
3:1 (three tall : one dwarf)
What did Mendel call the units that control characteristics?
What did Mendel call the units that control characteristics?
Factors
What did Mendel discover about his 'factors' (genes)?
What did Mendel discover about his 'factors' (genes)?
They don't change or mix together
When did Mendel publish his work on inheritance?
When did Mendel publish his work on inheritance?
1865
Why wasn't Mendel's work recognised at first?
Why wasn't Mendel's work recognised at first?
Science wasn't advanced enough yet
What happened in the late 19th century after Mendel's work?
What happened in the late 19th century after Mendel's work?
Scientists observed chromosomes