Question

gregor mendel raised and observed pea plants. in his observations he noticed that some pea plants were tall and some were short. some plants produced round peas and some produces wrinkled peas. mendel noticed that different combinations of these traits occurred in each generation. what is the best explanation for this variation in pea plants? a pea plants reproduce sexually creating variations. b pea plants reproduce asexually creating variations. c pea plants reproduce asexually making genetic copies of the parent plant. d pea plants reproduce sexually making genetic copies of the parent plants.

Explanation:

Sexual reproduction involves the combination of genetic material from two parents. This leads to genetic variation in offspring. Pea plants reproduce sexually. Asexual reproduction (options B and C) would produce offspring that are genetically identical to the parent (no variation). Option D is incorrect because sexual reproduction does not make genetic copies of the parent plants.

Answer:

A. Pea plants reproduce sexually creating variations.