Mendel and His Peas Lesson Quiz A Multiple Choice LESSON 1

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Lesson Quiz A
LESSON 1
Mendel and His Peas
Multiple Choice
Directions: On the line before each question, write the letter of the correct answer.
1. Why did Mendel use cross-pollination in his experiments?
A. to speed up self-pollination
B. to control which plants pollinated other plants
C. to make sure dominant factors were always produced
2. What did Mendel conclude about inherited traits?
A. One factor controls each inherited trait.
B. Two factors control each inherited trait.
C. Multiple factors control each inherited trait.
Matching
Directions: On the line before each definition, write the letter of the term that matches it correctly. Each
term is used only once.
3. fertilization that occurs when pollen from one
plant lands on the pistil of a flower on the same
plant
A. dominant
B. recessive
C. true-breeding plant
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4. fertilization that occurs when pollen from one
plant reaches the pistil of a flower on a different
plant
5. plants that produce the same traits as parents
when they are self-pollinated
D. hybrids
E. cross-pollination
F. heredity
G. self-pollination
6. a genetic factor that is blocked by the presence
of a dominant factor
7. a genetic factor that blocks another genetic factor
8. the passing of traits from parents to offspring
9. offspring from parents with different forms of the
same trait
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