A wildlife centre is breeding a threatened species of woodland beetle. A new disease is present in a woodland where the young beetles will be released. The centre produces the young beetles by sexual reproduction.
Suggest how this choice of reproductive method could reduce the risk that the released population dies out.
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.