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The Monk and His Peas: A Tale of Gregor Mendel

Questions: 5

Grade: 5

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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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