They were easy to grow
All of the above
They grew quickly and in large amounts
Their mating was easy to control
They had many different visible traits
Chromosome numbers, size and shape is different from species to species.
Natural Selection
Survival of the fittest
Blended Inheritance
At a monastery
In a farmer's nearby field
At a university
At his home
Mendel came up with and used Punnett Squares in his experiments.
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.
2
1
4
8
Physics
Mathematics
Beekeeping
Botany
No
Yes
Deciding how much water to give pea plants.
Deciding what time of year is best to plant vegetables.
Predicting what the offspring will look like when mating plants and animals.
Looking at the size and shape of chromosomes in a cell.
The importance of Mendel's paper, Experiments in Pea Hybridization, was instantly recognized and appreciated by the scientific community.