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5.2 Natural selection and evolution

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Question 13

The list below gives some information about four varieties of apple tree:

  • Braeburn: ripens in October, with medium yield
  • Royal Gala: ripens in July, with medium yield
  • Fuji: ripens in September, with very high yield
  • Honeycrisp: ripens in August, with high yield

A fruit grower wants to produce apple trees that have a very high yield of ripe apples as early as possible in the year.

Which two varieties of apple tree should the grower use to produce these trees by selective breeding?

A

Braeburn and Royal Gala

B

Royal Gala and Fuji

C

Fuji and Honeycrisp

D

Honeycrisp and Braeburn

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5.2 Natural selection and evolution Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /5.2 Natural selection and evolution

38 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 5.2 Natural selection and evolution, covering 5.2.1 Genetic variation within a population, 5.2.2 Developments in classification systems, 5.2.3 How evolution occurs through natural selection, 5.2.4 Evolution as change over time, 5.2.5 Evidence for evolution, and 5.2.6 Darwin and Wallace. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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