Mendel chose pea plants for the following reasons- The flowers of these plants were bisexual means have both androecium and gynoecium in a single flowerThey have a shorter life span and plants are easy to maintain Pure varieties of pea plants were easily availableHybrids are fertileContrasting traits of pea plants are easily availableThe different physical characteristics were easy to recognise and easily available.Pea plants produce a large number of offspring at one cross and this makes the calculation easy