Q.1
What method is used to produce a true-breeding line?
  • a) Self-pollination
  • b) Cross-pollination
  • c) Artificial pollination
  • d) Allogamy
Q.2
Which of the following is a dominant character in pea plants?
  • a) Tall stem height
  • b) White flowers
  • c) Terminal flowers
  • d) Constricted pods
Q.3
What was the type of pea lines used by Mendel?
  • a) True-breeding
  • b) False-breeding
  • c) Not breeding
  • d) Indefinitely breeding
Q.4
Which of the following is a recessive trait in pea plants?
  • a) Dwarf stem height
  • b) Violet flowers
  • c) Axial flowers
  • d) Inflated pods
Q.5
Round and wrinkled seeds were one of the contrasting traits used by Mendel to devise the laws of inheritance.
  • a) True
  • b) False
Q.6
If you were to sample garden pea plants in Mendel’s garden, which of the following statements would hold?
  • a) Round seeds were more abundant than wrinkled seeds
  • b) Wrinkled seeds were more abundant than round seeds
  • c) Both round and wrinkled seeds were equally abundant
  • d) Answer depends on the time of day when sampling is done
Q.7
What was the model organism used by Mendel to give the laws of inheritance?
  • a) Garden peas
  • b) Wild peas
  • c) Basket peas
  • d) Bottle gourd
Q.8
Which of the following is not an attribute associated with Mendel’s studies?
  • a) Mathematical analysis
  • b) Larger sampling size
  • c) A reliable and credible data source generation
  • d) Frequent killing of the model organism
Q.9
Which of the following is not a pair of contrasting traits studied by Mendel?
  • a) Green and yellow pods
  • b) Full and constricted pods
  • c) Axial and terminal flowers
  • d) Pink and white flowers
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