Many flowering plants reproduce sexually. Pollen from one plant must be carried to another plant of the same species. This is often done by insects such as bees.
Some flowering plants can also reproduce asexually.
In some areas, the number of bees has decreased.
Explain why a decrease in the number of bees could reduce the number of seeds produced by sexual reproduction.
Explain why plants that can also reproduce asexually are less affected by the decrease in the number of bees.
A student wrote:
"Plants that reproduce asexually will always be more successful than plants that reproduce sexually."
Explain why the student is wrong.
40 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 3.1 Reproduction and meiosis, covering 3.1.1 Advantages and disadvantages of reproduction and 3.1.2 Role of meiotic cell division. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.