A horticulturist produces spider plants using plantlets formed asexually by parent plants.
To prepare for a possible heating failure, the horticulturist takes plantlets from several genetically different parent plants instead of taking them all from one parent plant.
Explain why this could reduce the risk of the entire stock being destroyed by a sudden fall in temperature.
92 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.