Gregor Mendel was a botanist, teacher and monk. He was born in Austria. He
came up with the laws of Mendelian
inheritance in 1865. The laws explain
the principles of heredity. Heredity
explains how offspring inherit traits
from parents. He figured out his laws
from studying pea plants. It turned out
those laws work for all living things.
They even work for people!

Which question is answered in this paragraph?

A. How many laws of heredity did Mendel create?
B. What did Mendel call the first law of heredity?
C. How did Mendel come up with the laws of heredity?
D. What did people think of Mendel’s laws of heredity?