plumiReproduction and meiosis: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Reproduction and meiosis (specification points 3.3), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Reproduction and meiosis, as a list
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(b)(i) (1 mark): Which term describes a chicken body cell? (1) A dominant B haploid C recessive D diploid
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(b)(ii) (1 mark): State the number of chromosomes found in the gametes produced by chickens. (1)
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(c) (3 marks): Complete the table to compare the production of body cells and gametes. One box has been completed for you. (3) type of cell produced type of cell division numb
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q1(a) (1 mark): Name the type of reproduction that produces genetically identical organisms. (1)
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q1(b) (2 marks): Grafting is a technique used to grow some varieties of apple tree. Figure 1 shows apple tree shoots grafted on to a rootstock. grafted apple tree shoots rootsto
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q3(a)(ii) (1 mark): The diploid chromosome number for a mouse is 40. State the number of chromosomes in a mouse sperm cell. (1)
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(d)(i) (2 marks): Explain why pea plant gametes have only seven chromosomes. (2)
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(d)(ii) (2 marks): Describe what happens at fertilisation. (2)
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q5(b) (1 mark): Name the type of reproduction that produces genetically identical organisms. (1)
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q5(c) (2 marks): Grafting is a technique used to grow some varieties of apple tree. Figure 9 shows apple tree shoots grafted on to a rootstock. grafted apple tree shoots rootsto
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(b)(ii) (4 marks): Complete the table to show the results when a cell divides by mitosis or meiosis in humans. Human body cells, except gametes, have 23 pairs of chromosomes. (4)
- November 2020, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(b)(i) (1 mark): State the number of chromosomes found in each sex cell of a chicken. (1)
- November 2020, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(b)(ii) (1 mark): Name the type of cell division which produces sex cells. . (1)
- June 2019, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q1(a) (2 marks): A scientist obtained a mass of 0.0062 nanograms of DNA from a diploid human cell. Calculate the mass of DNA the scientist should obtain from a haploid human cel
- June 2019, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q1(c) (3 marks): Mitosis and meiosis are processes that produce new cells. Compare the outcomes of mitosis and meiosis. (3)
- June 2019, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(a)(i) (2 marks): State two reasons why this karyogram cannot be from a gamete (sex cell). (2) 1 2
- June 2019, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q5(b) (2 marks): A scientist obtained a mass of 0.0062 nanograms of DNA from a diploid human cell. Calculate the mass of DNA the scientist should obtain from a haploid human cel
- June 2019, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q5(d) (3 marks): Mitosis and meiosis are processes that produce new cells. Compare the outcomes of mitosis and meiosis. (3)
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