Question

a student is designing an experiment in which a flower with red petals will be crossed with a flower with white petals. data will be collecteed on the petal colors of the resulting offspring. which question will the student be able to answer based on this experiment?
how does soil ph affect petal color?
which plant traits sort independently?
what mutations are present in each plant?
what type of dominance determines petal color?

Explanation:

• The experiment is about crossing two flowers (red - petaled and white - petaled) and observing petal colors of offspring.
• Soil pH is not part of the experiment (no mention of soil or pH manipulation), so "How does soil pH affect petal color?" can't be answered.
• There is no information about multiple traits (only petal color is considered), so "Which plant traits sort independently?" can't be answered.
• Mutations are not detectable just by crossing and observing petal color (no genetic analysis like sequencing is done), so "What mutations are present in each plant?" can't be answered.
• By observing the petal colors of the offspring (e.g., if all are red - complete dominance; if intermediate - incomplete dominance; if both red and white patches - codominance), "What type of dominance determines petal color?" can be answered.

Answer:

What type of dominance determines petal color?