(a) Why did Mendel choose pea plants for his experiments? Give any four reasons.
(b) State Mendel's law of independent assortment.

Mendel selected pea plant for his experiment because

Peas were an ideal choice for Mendel to use because they had easily observable traits there were 7 of which he could manipulate. ... Mendel planned to selectively cross pollinate the peas with one another to study the traits passed on and the results from each pollination.