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4.7 Asexual reproduction in plants

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  1. 01DescribeShort answer2 marks

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    Describe how strawberry plants reproduce asexually.

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  2. 02WhichMultiple choice1 mark

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    Which is a natural method of asexual reproduction in plants?

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    Choose one answer

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  3. 03DescribeShort answer3 marks

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    Describe how to take a stem cutting to produce a new plant.

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  4. 04ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why gardeners remove most leaves from a cutting.

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  5. 05ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why a grower might prefer cuttings to seeds.

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  6. 06ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why potato tubers produce genetically identical plants.

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  7. 07StateShort answer1 mark

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    State one disadvantage of growing a crop entirely from cuttings.

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  8. 08CalculateCalculation2 marks

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    Illustrative nursery data.

    Number of cuttings that formed roots after 3 weeks
    TreatmentRooted / 30
    no rooting powder9
    rooting powder24
    Illustrative data, not from a real investigation.

    Calculate the percentage of cuttings that rooted with rooting powder.

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    %

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  9. 09ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Number of cuttings that formed roots after 3 weeks
    TreatmentRooted / 30
    no rooting powder9
    rooting powder24
    Illustrative data, not from a real investigation.

    Explain the difference in the results.

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  10. 10SuggestShort answer2 marks

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    Illustrative context: house plants.

    Suggest why spider plants produce small plantlets on long stems.

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  11. 11CompareShort answer2 marks

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    Compare a plant grown from a cutting with one grown from a seed of the same parent.

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  12. 12ExplainShort answer2 marks

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    Explain why bulbs such as daffodils can flower early in spring.

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