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3.1 Reproduction and meiosis

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Japanese knotweed is a plant that was brought to the UK from Japan in the 1800s.

In the UK, Japanese knotweed reproduces only asexually by growing new shoots from underground stems. All the Japanese knotweed plants in the UK are female, and almost all of them are genetically identical.

Japanese knotweed now grows in many areas of the UK and is very difficult to control.

Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages to Japanese knotweed of reproducing only asexually in the UK.

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3.1 Reproduction and meiosis Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /3.1 Reproduction and meiosis

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.

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