Physics
Botany
Beekeeping
Mathematics
All of the above
They grew quickly and in large amounts
They were easy to grow
They had many different visible traits
Their mating was easy to control
Chromosome numbers, size and shape is different from species to species.
The importance of Mendel's paper, Experiments in Pea Hybridization, was instantly recognized and appreciated by the scientific community.
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Deciding how much water to give pea plants.
Looking at the size and shape of chromosomes in a cell.
Deciding what time of year is best to plant vegetables.
Predicting what the offspring will look like when mating plants and animals.
No
Yes
Mendel did not come up with Punnett Squares or use them in his experiments, Punnett Squares were invented later.
Mendel did not come up with Punnett Squares, but used them in his experiments.
Mendel came up with and used Punnett Squares in his experiments.
Blended Inheritance
Survival of the fittest
Natural Selection
At a university
At a monastery
At his home
In a farmer's nearby field