Why can meristem tissue be used to produce a clone of a whole plant, when a leaf cell cannot?
Meristem cells are specialised, so they can form any type of plant cell
Meristem cells contain chloroplasts, so they can make their own food supply
Meristem cells contain extra chromosomes, so they can form more cell types
Meristem cells are unspecialised, so they can form any type of plant cell
63 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 1.2 Cell division, covering 1.2.1 Chromosomes, 1.2.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle, and 1.2.3 Stem cells. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.