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4.1 Sexual and asexual reproduction
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Compare sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Total for this question: 3 marks
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Which type of cell division produces offspring in asexual reproduction?
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Explain one advantage of asexual reproduction.
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Total for this question: 2 marks
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Explain one advantage of sexual reproduction.
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Explain why all the strawberry plants grown from runners of one parent are identical.
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Illustrative context: aphids on garden plants.
Aphids reproduce asexually in summer and sexually in autumn. Suggest why.
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Total for this question: 2 marks
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What is the name for genetically identical offspring?
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Explain why a disease could wipe out a population of banana plants grown by asexual reproduction.
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State one disadvantage of sexual reproduction.
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Explain why bacteria can reproduce rapidly.
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Total for this question: 2 marks
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A bacterium divides every 20 minutes. Calculate how many bacteria there will be after 2 hours, starting from one cell.
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Describe the role of gametes in sexual reproduction.
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Suggest why many plants can reproduce both sexually and asexually.
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Total for this question: 2 marks
