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Describe asexual reproduction.
See it on the paper →Explain one disadvantage of asexual reproduction to a population of a species in the wild. Nitrogen is a gas at room temperature. (a) In nitrogen gas, the nitrogen molecules are arranged randomly and far apart. The molecules move quickly. Describe the arrangement and movement of the molecules in solid nitrogen. APTANGE...
See it on the paper →Fig. 3.1 shows a violet plant bought from a shop. Fig. 3.1 Many violet plants are produced by asexual reproduction. State two advantages of growing violet plants by asexual reproduction.
See it on the paper →Which statement describes one similarity between asexual and sexual reproduction?
See it on the paper →Describe two ways that asexual reproduction is different from sexual reproduction.
See it on the paper →Some plants reproduce both asexually and sexually. Table 1.1 compares some of the features of asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Place ticks (3) in the boxes in Table 1.1 to show the correct features of asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction. Table 1.1 asexual reproduction sexual reproduction involves...
See it on the paper →Some plants are able to reproduce asexually. Describe the disadvantages of asexual reproduction for plants in the wild.
See it on the paper →The advantages of asexual reproduction were generally well known. A common omission was to say that offspring would be genetically identical but not explain how this was a benefit.
— Examiner report, February/March 2025, 0654/42 Q3(a)(i) (Cambridge)
The key phrase here for one of the marks was ‘genetically identical’. ‘Genetically’ was often omitted. Most understood the idea of just one ‘parent’. Some responses referred to the time or energy requirements of asexual reproduction which was not credited.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0654/43 Q4(b)(ii) (Cambridge)
Many candidates knew the features of sexual reproduction. Some omitted to tick involves inheritance of genetic information for asexual reproduction.
— Examiner report, May/June 2023, 0654/33 Q1(c) (Cambridge)
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State the number of parents required for asexual reproduction.
See it on the paper →Plants can reproduce asexually and sexually. State two ways asexual reproduction is different from sexual reproduction.
See it on the paper →Complete the sentence to define the term reproduction. Reproduction is the processes that make of the same of organism.
See it on the paper →Many plants are capable of both asexual and sexual reproduction. Complete Table 1.1 to show the disadvantages of asexual and sexual reproduction in plants by placing ticks (3) in the correct boxes. One has been done for you. Table 1.1 less genetic diversity asexual more energy is used finding a partner no or less evolu...
See it on the paper →Bacteria reproduce by asexual reproduction. Describe one disadvantage to bacteria without the resistant allele of reproducing asexually.
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