State two reasons why Mendel chose pea plant for his experiments?
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Mendel chose garden pea (Pisum sativum) as plant material for his experiments, since it had following advantages:
Normally pea plant was self-fertilizing, because petals enclose the reproductive organs till fertilization
The pea plant was easy to cultivate and from one generation to next took only a single growing season (annual).
Peas had many sharply defined inherited characters. ...
The cross pollination and fertilization can also be achieved easily.
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Complete Answer:
Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments because of the following reasons: (i) The flowers of this plant are bisexual. (ii) They are self-pollinating, and thus, self and cross-pollination can easily be performed. (iii) The different physical characteristics were easy to recognize and study.