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6.1 Monitoring and maintaining the environment

6.1 Monitoring and maintaining the environment

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Question 10

Which of the following describes a key advantage of using seed banks to conserve endangered plant species compared to growing live plants in botanic gardens?

A

Seed banks can store a larger genetic diversity of plants in a much smaller space.

B

Seeds stored in seed banks continue to evolve in response to changing environmental conditions.

C

Seed banks allow plants to be easily pollinated by wild insect populations during storage.

D

Seeds in seed banks grow rapidly into mature plants while kept in frozen conditions.

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6.1 Monitoring and maintaining the environment Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /6.1 Monitoring and maintaining the environment

25 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 6.1 Monitoring and maintaining the environment, covering 6.1.1 Field investigation of distribution and abundance, 6.1.2 Human interactions and biodiversity, 6.1.3 Maintaining biodiversity, and 6.1.4 Environmental change and distribution of organisms. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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