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8 marksAspects of Genetic Engineering

CAPE Biology Unit 1 · May/June 2025 · Paper 2 · Question 2(c)(ii)

Genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GM HT) soya bean cultivation and global land use impacts.

Discuss ONE possible social implication and ONE possible environmental implication if farmers were allowed to plant genetically modified soya bean in the Caribbean, using the provided text and data from Table 1 and Table 2 in complete paragraphs.

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  1. 2(a)(i)Name EACH of the stages of meiosis labelled P–S in Figure 4.[4 marks]
  2. 2(a)(ii)In the box provided, draw a diagram of Stage P as shown in Figure 4.[5 marks]
  3. 2(a)(iii)Explain how Stage R shown in Figure 4 produces genetic variation in meiosis.[3 marks]
  4. 2(a)(iv)Outline ONE difference between EACH of the following pairs of terms: - Chromatin and chromosome - Haploid and diploid[4 marks]
  5. 2(b)Discuss why the formation of a chiasma is important in meiosis but does not occur in mitosis.[4 marks]
  6. 2(c)(i)Define the term 'genetically modified'.[2 marks]

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