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  1. What is Gregor Mendel known as?
    a) Father of Biology
    b) Father of Genetics
    c) Father of Mathematics
    d) Father of Meteorology
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b) Father of Genetics

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  1. What type of plant did Mendel use for his experiments?
    a) Tomato plants
    b) Pea plants
    c) Sunflower plants
    d) Wheat plants
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b) Pea plants

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  1. In which year was Mendel born?
    a) 1800
    b) 1822
    c) 1851
    d) 1863
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b) 1822

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  1. Where did Mendel study science and mathematics?
    a) University of Vienna
    b) University of Oxford
    c) University of Cambridge
    d) University of Paris
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a) University of Vienna

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  1. What is the study of heredity known as?
    a) Meteorology
    b) Genetics
    c) Mathematics
    d) Biology
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b) Genetics

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  1. Which of the following is NOT a character observed by Mendel in pea plants?
    a) Pod Color
    b) Stem Height
    c) Leaf Shape
    d) Flower Color
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c) Leaf Shape

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  1. What is a true-breeding plant?
    a) A plant that has two different traits
    b) A plant that is pure for a trait
    c) A plant that cannot reproduce
    d) A plant with no traits
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b) A plant that is pure for a trait

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  1. What generation were the offspring of the P1 generation labeled as?
    a) F0
    b) F1
    c) F2
    d) P2
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b) F1

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  1. What is an allele?
    a) A type of insect
    b) A type of flower
    c) A form of a gene
    d) A type of stem
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c) A form of a gene

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  1. Which allele is always expressed when present?
    a) Dominant allele
    b) Recessive allele
    c) Hybrid allele
    d) Mutant allele
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a) Dominant allele

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  1. What is the physical expression of an individual’s genotype called?
    a) Genotype
    b) Allele
    c) Phenotype
    d) Hybrid
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c) Phenotype

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  1. How many alleles do we inherit for each trait from each parent?
    a) One
    b) Two
    c) Three
    d) Four
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b) Two

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  1. What is the genotype for a plant with two identical alleles?
    a) Homozygous
    b) Heterozygous
    c) Monohybrid
    d) Dihybrid
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a) Homozygous

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  1. What tool predicts the outcomes of genetic crosses?
    a) Punnett Square
    b) Mendelian Box
    c) Genetic Chart
    d) Allelic Diagram
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a) Punnett Square

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  1. What is a monohybrid cross?
    a) A cross between individuals involving one trait
    b) A cross between individuals involving multiple traits
    c) A cross between different species
    d) A cross between siblings
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a) A cross between individuals involving one trait

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  1. What is incomplete dominance?
    a) One allele completely dominates another
    b) Both alleles for a trait are fully expressed
    c) Alleles have no effect
    d) Alleles blend together
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d) Alleles blend together

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  1. Which blood type is an example of codominance in humans?
    a) Type A
    b) Type B
    c) Type AB
    d) Type O
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c) Type AB

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  1. How many alleles does an individual have for a trait in multiple alleles?
    a) One
    b) Two
    c) Three
    d) Four
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c) Three

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  1. What was the ratio of purple to white flowers in Mendel’s F2 generation?
    a) 1:1
    b) 3:1
    c) 1:3
    d) 2:1
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b) 3:1

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  1. Which part of the flower is responsible for producing pollen?
    a) Stigma
    b) Style
    c) Anther
    d) Ovary
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c) Anther

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  1. What is the male reproductive organ of a flower?
    a) Stigma
    b) Anther
    c) Ovary
    d) Style
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b) Anther

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  1. What is the female reproductive organ of a flower?
    a) Anther
    b) Stigma
    c) Filament
    d) Sepal
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b) Stigma

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  1. What is the correct sequence of structures from stigma to ovary?
    a) Stigma, Style, Ovary
    b) Ovary, Style, Stigma
    c) Style, Stigma, Ovary
    d) Stigma, Ovary, Style
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a) Stigma, Style, Ovary

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  1. What is self-pollination?
    a) A flower pollinates itself or another flower on a different plant
    b) A flower pollinates itself or another flower on the same plant
    c) A flower pollinates only once
    d) A flower pollinates only at night
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b) A flower pollinates itself or another flower on the same plant

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  1. What is cross-pollination?
    a) A flower pollinates itself
    b) A flower pollinates another flower on the same plant
    c) A flower pollinates another flower on a different plant
    d) A flower pollinates a non-flowering plant
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c) A flower pollinates another flower on a different plant

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  1. What is the physical expression of one’s genotype?
    a) Genotype
    b) Phenotype
    c) Allele
    d) Hybrid
A

b) Phenotype

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  1. What type of cross involves one trait?
    a) Dihybrid cross
    b) Monohybrid cross
    c) Trihybrid cross
    d) Polychybrid cross
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b) Monohybrid cross

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  1. Which allele does not completely dominate another in incomplete dominance?
    a) Dominant allele
    b) Recessive allele
    c) Heterozygous allele
    d) Codominant allele
A

a) Dominant allele

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  1. Which of the following is NOT an example of Mendel’s characters observed in pea plants?
    a) Pod Color
    b) Flower Color
    c) Leaf Shape
    d) Stem Height
A

c) Leaf Shape

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  1. What did Mendel first use for his experiments?
    a) True-breeding plants
    b) Hybrid plants
    c) Mutant plants
    d) Wild plants
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a) True-breeding plants

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