What Was Different (Or Unique) About Gregor Mendel's Approach to Gardening

question 101

Multiple Choice

What was different (or unique) about Gregor Mendel's approach to gardening?

• A) he was a scientist and worked to create commercial plants
• B) he took systematic notes and was able to identify patterns of heredity
• C) he bred garden plants to obtain higher yields
• D) he worked to breed garden plants in order to obtain better varieties

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Definitions:

Startled

The act of experiencing a sudden, involuntary reaction to an unexpected event or stimulus, often involving physical movement.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response which is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Instrumental Conditioning

A learning process in which behavior is modified by the consequences of the behavior, through reinforcement or punishment.

CR and US

denote Conditioned Response and Unconditioned Stimulus respectively; terms used in classical conditioning to describe learned responses and natural triggers.