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Genetics, 6e (Brooker)
Chapter 2 Mendelian Inheritance
1) The theory of pangenesis was first proposed by ________.
A) Aristotle
B) Galen
C) Mendel
D) Hippocrates
E) None of the answers are correct
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Studying Inheritance Patterns in Humans
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following is correct regarding the blending hypothesis of inheritance?
A) It suggested that hereditary traits blended from one generation to the next.
B) It was possible for the blending to change the trait from one generation to the next.
C) It was supported by early research by Joseph Kölreuter.
D) It was the prevailing hypothesis of inheritance prior to Mendel.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: E
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) Mendel's work was rediscovered in 1900 by which of the following individual(s)?
A) Carl Correns
B) Erich von Tschermak
C) Hugh de Vries
D) All of the answers are correct
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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4) Mendel's work on inheritance had an immediate influence on the scientific community
and
theories of inheritance.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following characteristics made the pea plant Pisum sativum an ideal
organism for
Mendel's studies?
A) It has the ability to self-fertilize
B) It was easy to cross-fertilize one plant with another
C) It has easily identifiable traits
D) All of the answers are correct
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 02.01.01 Describe the characteristics of pea plants that make them a
suitable
organism to study genetically.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6) The anther represents the ________ portion of the plant, while the ovules represent the
________ portion of the plant.
A) Female; male
B) Male; female
C) Female; female
D) Male; male
Answer: B
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
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Learning Outcome: 02.01.02 Outline the steps that Mendel followed to make crosses
between
different strains of pea plants.
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7) Differences in plant flower color or plant height are called a variant of a trait.
Answer: TRUE
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 02.01.01 Describe the characteristics of pea plants that make them a
suitable
organism to study genetically.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
8) Which of the following traits was not studied by Mendel?
A) Flower color
B) Seed color
C) Pod color
D) Pollen color
E) Plant height
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 02.01.03 List the seven characteristics of pea plants that Mendel chose
to
study.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9) When studying a genetic cross, the second generation following the initial cross is
identified by
which of the following?
A) P generation
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Genetics, 6e (Brooker)
Chapter 2 Mendelian Inheritance
1) The theory of pangenesis was first proposed by ________.
A) Aristotle
B) Galen
C) Mendel
D) Hippocrates
E) None of the answers are correct
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Studying Inheritance Patterns in Humans
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
2) Which of the following is correct regarding the blending hypothesis of inheritance?
A) It suggested that hereditary traits blended from one generation to the next.
B) It was possible for the blending to change the trait from one generation to the next.
C) It was supported by early research by Joseph Kölreuter.
D) It was the prevailing hypothesis of inheritance prior to Mendel.
E) All of the answers are correct.
Answer: E
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
3) Mendel's work was rediscovered in 1900 by which of the following individual(s)?
A) Carl Correns
B) Erich von Tschermak
C) Hugh de Vries
D) All of the answers are correct
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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4) Mendel's work on inheritance had an immediate influence on the scientific community
and
theories of inheritance.
Answer: FALSE
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
5) Which of the following characteristics made the pea plant Pisum sativum an ideal
organism for
Mendel's studies?
A) It has the ability to self-fertilize
B) It was easy to cross-fertilize one plant with another
C) It has easily identifiable traits
D) All of the answers are correct
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 2. Understand
Learning Outcome: 02.01.01 Describe the characteristics of pea plants that make them a
suitable
organism to study genetically.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
6) The anther represents the ________ portion of the plant, while the ovules represent the
________ portion of the plant.
A) Female; male
B) Male; female
C) Female; female
D) Male; male
Answer: B
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
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Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
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Answer: TRUE
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 02.01.01 Describe the characteristics of pea plants that make them a
suitable
organism to study genetically.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
8) Which of the following traits was not studied by Mendel?
A) Flower color
B) Seed color
C) Pod color
D) Pollen color
E) Plant height
Answer: D
Section: 02.01
Topic: Mendel's Study of Pea Plants
Bloom's: 1. Remember
Learning Outcome: 02.01.03 List the seven characteristics of pea plants that Mendel chose
to
study.
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
9) When studying a genetic cross, the second generation following the initial cross is
identified by
which of the following?
A) P generation
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