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Question 11
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A gardener has one plant that produces large white flowers. The gardener wants to produce 100 more plants that all produce large white flowers.

a.

The gardener takes cells from the tip of a shoot of the plant. Name the tissue found at the tip of a shoot.

[1]
b.

Explain why the gardener takes cells from the tip of a shoot rather than from a leaf.

[2]
c.

Give two advantages of producing the new plants in this way rather than by growing them from seeds.

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1.2 Cell division Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /1.2 Cell division

58 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.

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