I will play a video on BB.
Use the contents of the video to answer the provided questions.
Read the questions in each section, so you know what you are listening for.
Perfect score = most get 75% or more of these questions correct.
Your score will not be revealed until much later.
I will play a video on BB.
Use the contents of the video to answer the provided questions.
Read the questions in each section, so you know what you are listening for.
Perfect score = most get 75% or more of these questions correct.
Your score will not be revealed until much later.
In what year was Gregor Mendel born?
What was Mendel’s birth name (before he became known as Gregor)?
What group/institution did Mendel join in 1843 that gave him stability and access to learning (according to the video)?
What tool did the video say Mendel used to move pollen between flowers?
How did Mendel prevent accidental pollination after he transferred pollen (according to the video)?
What did Mendel do repeatedly (besides crossing plants) to make his results reliable (according to the video)?
In Mendel’s results, which trait appeared in about 3 out of 4 offspring?
What did Mendel conclude about traits: do they blend together, or stay distinct?
In Mendel’s results, which trait appeared in about 1 out of 4 offspring?
What term describes a trait that can be hidden but may reappear in later generations?
What is the name of Mendel’s law that says a parent passes on only one version of a trait factor to offspring?
What is the name of Mendel’s law that says one trait does not affect how another trait is inherited?
How did many scientists at the time react to Mendel’s findings (according to the video)?
What leadership position did Mendel take in 1868 that pulled him away from experiments?
In what year did Mendel present his work to the Natural Science Society in Brno (as stated in the video)?
After joining the monastery, what new name did Johann Mendel take (according to the video)?
What did Mendel’s parents do for work (according to the video)?
What process did Mendel do to control which plants reproduced with each other (according to the video)?
Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments (one key reason, according to the video)?
How long did the video say Mendel worked on his pea plant experiments?
What ratio did Mendel repeatedly observe in the offspring for many traits?
Mendel called inherited “factors” that pass from parent to offspring. What modern term do we use for these units?
What term describes a trait that “overpowers” another and shows up in the offspring?
Around what year did the video say Mendel’s work was rediscovered and recognized again?
In what year did the video say Mendel died?