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Gregor Mendel The Friar who Grew Peas
Gregor Mendel The Friar who Grew Peas
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1
Who gave up something and what was given up so Gregor could go to school?
His brothers sold their farm to pay for Gregor's schooling.
His sister gave up her dowry to pay for Gregor's school.
His aunt left him money.
His parents sold their house to pay for his school.
2
How Friar Mendel's work is helping us today
prevent and cure diseases
All of these
make hardier crops and stock
solve crimes
3
Gregor's experiment with peas was designed to find out
How fast the plants grew
Which peas were most popular in his town.
How two particular traits were passed down.
If green peas tasted better than yellow peas
4
Gregor wanted to "feast on knowledge" at a school, but this meant
Gregor would be lonely
He would sleep outside.
He would not be able to afford food
He would travel many hours each day.
5
Mendel's discovery revealed the building blocks of heredity called
genes
hybrids
heredity
botany
6
The outcome of pairing 2 different species is the definition of a
Gene
Hybrid
Pea plants that grow slowly
Botany
7
Gregor used math to explain botany.
False
True
8
An example of a Universal Law is
Peas will grow without sunlight.
Two plus two is NOT always four.
The moon is larger than the earth.
Gravity: all things that go up will come down.
9
In which century does this story take place?
Present day
1900s
1700s
1800s
10
Gregor applied "Universal Laws" to his experiment. These laws
Explained Nature's miracles and math ideas
Had never been applied to the study of plants
None of these
Both Red and Yellow
11
Very little is know about Mendel other than what he wrote in his
biography
A few science textbooks
the notes on his experiments
newspaper stories from the 1800s
12
Gregor's love for God's creation led him to become a friar and...
his studies were paid for by the Catholic Church
All of these
gave him food to eat!
gave him a place to sleep and friends with whom he could talk about science
13
Gregor grew up in what is now
Poland
Russia
Czech Republic
Lithuania
14
Gregor Mendel is credited as being
The First Geneticist
The Friar Who Loved Peas
The Science Guy
The King of Peas
15
Friar Mendel was one of the first to use this science experiment method
Mendel's Theory
The Scientific Method
Cornell Notes
The Enigma Code
16
Mendel proved there was a "dominant" trait when
The green pea plants died.
None of the plants produced peas.
All new peas were YELLOW when he crossed a green with a yellow pea plant
All the new peas were wrinkled.
17
This is what
young
Gregor saw on his farm that made him curious
Why do children misbehave?
Why do sheep have thick wool?
Why peas were smooth or wrinkled?
Why did two different apple trees make better fruit?
18
Gregor's work was an overnight success.
True
False
19
the scientific study of plant physiology, structure, genetics, classification, and economic importance
Biology
Geology
Philosophy
Botany
20
Gregor continued to teach. His students said he was a good teacher because
He had a sense of humor.
He knew a great deal about science.
All of these.
He taught using clear explanations
