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2 marksBiological Evolution

CSEC Biology · January 2005 · Paper 2 · Question 5(b)(iii)

Give ONE other characteristic of the new flower variety that the flower farmer would want and say why it would be important to the farmer.

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  1. 5(a)(i)What does the term 'homozygous' mean?[2 marks]
  2. 5(a)(ii)Complete the genetic diagram below to show what happened the first time the two varieties were crossed, if small flowers are dominant to large flowers.[5 marks]
  3. 5(a)(iii)Why would the breeding programme have to continue for many generations?[1 mark]
  4. 5(b)(i)What is the advantage to a plant of having large flowers and large leaves?[2 marks]
  5. 5(b)(ii)What might be the advantage to the flower farmer of having a variety with BOTH large flowers and large leaves?[2 marks]

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