Mendel (Edexcel GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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In which year did Mendel publish his results on inheritance?
In which year did Mendel publish his results on inheritance?
1866
What subjects was Mendel trained in?
What subjects was Mendel trained in?
Maths and natural history
What colour were all offspring when Mendel crossed red-flowered with white-flowered plants?
What colour were all offspring when Mendel crossed red-flowered with white-flowered plants?
Red flowers
Which allele is dominant in Mendel's flower experiment?
Which allele is dominant in Mendel's flower experiment?
Red flowers
What ratio did Mendel observe when breeding the tall offspring together?
What ratio did Mendel observe when breeding the tall offspring together?
tall to dwarf
What happened when Mendel crossed a tall pea plant with a dwarf pea plant?
What happened when Mendel crossed a tall pea plant with a dwarf pea plant?
All offspring were tall
What term did Mendel use for what we now call genes?
What term did Mendel use for what we now call genes?
Hereditary units
According to Mendel, how many hereditary units does offspring inherit from parents?
According to Mendel, how many hereditary units does offspring inherit from parents?
One unit from each parent
Why couldn't scientists understand Mendel's findings at the time?
Why couldn't scientists understand Mendel's findings at the time?
No idea about genes, DNA, chromosomes
Why did Mendel's research reach only a small audience?
Why did Mendel's research reach only a small audience?
Published in obscure journal