Author: Lorraine Wade

Terms in this set (6) What trait in pea plants is being studied in the cross shown above? The trait that is being studied is the height of the pea plants. What are the two alleles of this trait that is being studied? What are the two alleles of this trait? The two alleles of […]

pod. The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the pod fruit Pisum sativum. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Pea Peas are contained within a pod. Pea plant: Pisum sativum Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae What is inside pea? Peas are the green seed pod […]

According to the new study, Buriolestes schultzi’s brain had an elongated shape and weighed about 1.5 grams, as much as a pea, Tibi Puiu writes for ZME Science. That’s pretty small for an animal. For comparison, a similarly-sized fox has a 53 gram brain. What Dino has the smallest brain? Stegosaurus: the dinosaur with the […]

Pea seeds naturally appear in a variety of colours from shades of yellow to dark purples, but it is the vibrant green pea that has been exploited widely for food. However pea seeds can lose their green colour at or after seed maturity. Why are peas green not yellow? Each gene has the instructions for […]

Each gene has the instructions for one small part of the pea plant. There is a gene that determines the color of the peas the plant will produce. Genes can come in different versions. The pea “color” gene comes in a yellow version (Y) and a green version (y). Are yellow peas and green peas […]

There are several possibilities to answer the question, “Why is my pea plant yellow?”. Fusarium wilt, root rot, Ascochyta blight, and downy mildew are all fungi that may afflict these crops and result in yellowing pea plants. Are peas supposed to be yellow? Yellow leaves are a sign of unhappy snow peas (Pisum sativum). These […]

Sweet peas offer one of the widest color ranges in the plant kingdom, including crimson reds, navy blues, pastel lavenders, pinks, and the purest whites. These colors are found as solid colors, bicolors, and streaked or flaked flowers. What colors do peas come in? A pea is a most commonly green, occasionally golden yellow, or […]

Leaves have two leaflets and a tendril. Flowers are white, pink, or purple. Pods carry seeds that are large (4,000 seeds/lb), nearly spherical, and white, gray, green, or brown. The root system is relatively shallow and small, but well nodulated. How many seeds are in a pea pod? Pea plants usually produce 5 or 6 […]

Mendel studied how traits are passed along to offspring. He used pea plants for 2 main factors: – Easy to grow and produce a large amount of offspring. – Self pollinate/Mendel could also cross pollinate. What did Mendel test with pea plants? Mendel studied the inheritance of seven different features in peas, including height, flower […]

Pea flowers are perfect and self- pollinating. The flowers open early in the morning and do not shut. The anthers shed pollen the night before the flower opens, but this does not reach the stigma until the flower is tripped, usually by the wind. How do you keep pea plants from self-pollinating? Cross-Pollination While pea […]

Pea plants are naturally self-pollinating. In self-pollination, pollen grains from anthers on one plant are transferred to stigmas of flowers on the same plant. Mendel was interested in the offspring of two different parent plants, so he had to prevent self-pollination. Why do pea flowers self pollinate? Peas do not depend on external pollinators such […]

Like most familiar animals and plants, peas undergo sexual reproduction, where a sperm cell and an egg cell are required to produce offspring. How do pea plants reproduce? Peas usually reproduce by self-pollination, in which pollen produced by a flower fertilizes eggs in the same flower. Pea plants grow quickly and do not require much […]

Green peas (garden peas) – Green peas grow in a pod but are ‘shelled’ or removed from the pod for cooking or eating. Fresh green peas should be plump and firm and not rattle around inside the pod. Green peas can be found fresh, frozen or canned. What are those green peas called? Garden peas […]

Sprouting your own seeds in a container of water is a good way to bring nutritious greens to your table. You don’t need soil for initially growing pea and other seeds that will be harvested as young shoots to put on salads and used as garnish for other dishes. How do you grow pea seeds […]

Peas are in the group of foods known as legumes. Legumes are plants that produce pods with seeds, or beans, inside. Other foods in the legume family include lentils, soybeans, chickpeas, and all types of beans. What food group are peas in? vegetable food groupVegetables. Vegetables come in a wide variety of colors, flavors, and […]

Some of the pea shoots may regrow to give you a second harvest. And after two or three weeks they’ll be ready to eat! You can normally harvest pea shoots off a box like this over a week or two. How many times can you harvest pea shoots? Harvesting Your Crop After that, you can […]