Question

select the text from the paragraph that best helps you understand that meticulously means thoroughly or exactingly. there may be more than one correct choice.

gregor mendel, an early pioneer in the field of genetics, helped shed light on how traits pass from one generation to the next. mendel crossbred different strains of pea plants and meticulously tracked the results. he observed that certain characteristics of the plants, such as flower color, were present in new generations in predictable ways. his carefully kept notes showed that when a purebred white - flowered plant was crossed with a purebred pink - flowered plant, the resulting offspring always had pink flowers. however, the white - flower trait would consistently reappear in later generations. mendel concluded that the pink trait was dominant while the white trait was recessive—masked by the dominant pink trait but still lurking somewhere in the plant.

Explanation:

To understand that "meticulously" means thoroughly or exactingly, we look for text that shows careful, detailed, and precise work. The phrase "His carefully kept notes" and the detailed observations about the flower - color traits (like the consistent results of crossings and the reappearance of traits) support the meaning. Also, the fact that he tracked results from cross - breeding different pea plants and could observe predictable patterns in trait inheritance shows a thorough and exacting approach. The relevant text includes "His carefully kept notes showed that when a purebred white - flowered plant was crossed with a purebred pink - flowered plant, the resulting offspring always had pink flowers. However, the white - flower trait would consistently reappear in later generations" and "Mendel crossbred different strains of pea plants and meticulously tracked the results" (the act of tracking results from cross - breeding, along with the careful notes and consistent observations, helps define "meticulously").

Answer:

• "Mendel crossbred different strains of pea plants and meticulously tracked the results."
• "His carefully kept notes showed that when a purebred white - flowered plant was crossed with a purebred pink - flowered plant, the resulting offspring always had pink flowers. However, the white - flower trait would consistently reappear in later generations."