Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Variation

Variation — practice question

(a)[6]

Use the details in Fig. 6.1 and your own knowledge to fill in the sentences on variation.

(b)[2]

Draw two links from ‘discontinuous variation’ to two characteristics that show discontinuous variation.

(c(i))[1]

State the term used to refer to genetic change.

(c(ii))[1]

State one factor that may raise the rate at which genetic change occurs.

(d(i))[1]

Suggest why pea plants might be genetically modified so that they resist pests.

(d(ii))[2]

State two further examples of genetic modification in crop plants.

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