Heredity
BIO-M5 is worth about 26 marks out of 100 in recent HSC Biology papers. Practise 25 exam-style questions (short answer, multiple choice, multi-part) with instant marking and a worked solution for every question.
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Example 1 · 1 mark · multiple choice
Which statement correctly compares asexual and sexual reproduction?
- AAsexual reproduction involves meiosis, while sexual reproduction involves only mitosis
- BSexual reproduction is faster and needs less energy than asexual reproduction
- CBoth always produce offspring identical to the parents
- DAsexual reproduction produces genetically identical offspring, while sexual reproduction produces genetically varied offspring
Example 2 · 2 marks · short answer
Outline the role of messenger RNA (mRNA) in polypeptide synthesis.
Example 3 · 3 marks · short answer
Explain how meiosis contributes to genetic variation in offspring.
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