Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Variation

Variation — practice question

(a(i))[2]

State the meaning of the term variation.

(a(ii))[3]

Tick the boxes (✓) to show which statements describe continuous variation and which describe discontinuous variation. Place one tick in each row.

(a(iii))[2]

Fig. 6.1 shows graphs of two variation types. On Fig. 6.1, state one phenotype example for each type of variation shown.

(b)[3]

Complete the statements about mutation. Mutation is a [BLANK] alteration in which new [BLANK] are produced. The rate of mutation is increased by some chemicals and by [BLANK] radiation.

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