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3.1 Reproduction and meiosis

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Apple trees grown from seeds produce apples that are different from the apples of the parent tree.

Apple growers produce new trees from cuttings taken from one tree.

a.

Explain why trees grown from seeds produce apples that are different from the apples of the parent tree.

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b.

Explain why apple growers produce new trees from cuttings.

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c.

A plant breeder wants to produce a new variety of apple tree that is resistant to a disease.

Explain why the breeder must use sexual reproduction.

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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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