McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test

McGraw-Hill Online Learning Center Test


1. Review the image and answer the following questions.

Examining the numbers of pea plants that Mendel counted, it is obvious that none of the ratios of the F2 generations were exactly 3:1. Why not?

A. There is a certain amount of random variation that enters into the process of meiosis.
B. Mendel made errors while counting, since no calculators were available at the time.
C. Peas have a high mortality rate associated with recessive alleles.
D. All of these are correct.


2. Which of these statements is true regarding Mendel's experimental results?

A. Mendel repeated experiments conducted the century before.
B. Mendel disproved the notion of the blending of inherited characteristics.
C. Mendel was very famous in his day because of his research.
D. All of these are true.
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