The Work of Gregor Mendel Provided an Answer to Two

question 7

Multiple Choice

The work of Gregor Mendel provided an answer to two prevailing hypotheses popular at the time. What were these two hypotheses?

• A) Mitosis is only typical in vertebrates. Meiosis is only typical in invertebrates.
• B) The two major hypotheses of the time were blending inheritance and inheritance of acquired characteristics.
• C) Animals use one set of rules for inheritance, and plants use a different set.
• D) Peas and other domestic plants are unsuited for studies of inheritance, but wild plants are perfectly suited.
• E) Self-fertilization is the rule in plants, whereas cross-fertilization is the rule in animals.

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