Our ancestors knew about the inheritance of characters and variations because-

(1) They selectively breed plants and animals and selected for organisms that possessed desirable characters.

(2) They introduced mutations

(3) They performed natural hybridisation

(4) All of the above

Which of the following is a recessive trait for a character choosen by Mendel in garden pea?

1. Violet flower color

2. Yellow pod color

3. Axial flower position

4. Tall stem height

In his classic experiments on pea plants, Mendel did not use

(1) seed colour

(2) pod length

(3) seed shape

(4) flower position

Among the following characters, which one was not considered by Mendel in his experiments on pea?

(1) Stem - Tall or Dwarf

(2) Trichomes - Glandular or Non-glandular

(3) Seed - Green or Yellow

(4) Pod - Inflated or Constricted

How many pairs of contrasting traits studied by Mendel were related to pod?

(1) 1

(2) 2

(3) 3

(4) 4

Among the given pea plant traits identify the odd one

(1) Violet flower

(2) Yellow seed

(3) Yellow pod

(4) Axial flower position

Which of the following does not contribute to Mendel’s success?

(1) Large sampling size

(2) Statistical analysis

(3) Performed experiments on single variety of pea

(4) Performed experiments on successive generations

Mendel was born in 

(1) 19^th century.

(2) 18^th century.

(3) 17^th century.

(4) 20^th century.

Gregor Mendel is known for 

(1) Species concept

(2) Hybridisation experiments

(3) Discovery of chromosomes

(4) Experiments on maize plant

Who was the first to use statistical analysis and mathematical logics for solving biological problems? 

(1) Francis crick

(2) Gregor Mendel

(3) Hugo de vries

(4) W. Bateson