The Monk and His Peas: A Tale of Gregor Mendel
Once upon a time, there was a monk named Gregor Mendel, who loved gardening. In his garden, he had many pea plants. He noticed that some peas were yellow, and some were green. Some were smooth, and some were wrinkled. This made him curious.
He decided to play a game with the peas. He paired a yellow pea with a green one. To his surprise, all the baby peas were yellow! It was as if the yellow color was a 'leader' and the green a 'follower'.
For years, Mendel played this pea matching game. He discovered that traits like color and shape followed certain rules. These rules are known today as the laws of inheritance, and because of his discoveries, we call Mendel the 'Father of Genetics'.
Question 1
Who is considered as the 'Father of Genetics'?
Charles Darwin
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Gregor Mendel
Explanation. Gregor Mendel is called the 'Father of Genetics' because of his discoveries about the laws of inheritance through his experiments with pea plants.
Marie Curie
Question 2
What did Gregor Mendel use for his experiments?
Rabbits
Roses
Mice
Pea plants
Explanation. Mendel used pea plants for his experiments and discovered the laws of inheritance.
Apples
Question 3
What were the two colors of peas Gregor Mendel observed?
Red and Blue
Yellow and Green
Explanation. In the story, it is mentioned that Mendel observed yellow and green peas in his garden and used them for his experiments.
Black and White
Purple and Orange
Brown and Grey
Question 4
Why was Gregor Mendel surprised when he paired a yellow pea with a green one?
All the baby peas were green
The peas turned red
There were no baby peas
All the baby peas were yellow
Explanation. Mendel was surprised because when he paired a yellow pea with a green one, all the offspring were yellow. This led him to discover that some traits, like color, followed certain rules of inheritance.
The peas disappeared
Question 5
What did Gregor Mendel discover?
Gravity
Evolution
Relativity
Quantum Physics
The laws of inheritance
Explanation. Mendel discovered the laws of inheritance by observing the traits of pea plants in his garden. This made him the 'Father of Genetics'.
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