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Edexcel International A Level Biology past-paper questions on 8.6.4 Risks and benefits of GMOs, 2019–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 5 questions on Risks and benefits of GMOs, as a list
- October 2024, Unit 5, Q7(c) (6 marks): Maize is a major food crop. The photograph shows a maize cob with rows of grains. (Source: © art nick/Shutterstock) Maize can be infected by a fungus. This fung
- June 2024, Unit 5, Q8(d) (3 marks): Suggest the risks and benefits of genetically modifying zebrafish (paragraphs 9, 14 and 20). (3)
- October 2022, Unit 5, Q7(b) (6 marks): Advances in genetic engineering have allowed for precise control of the genetic changes introduced into plants. The table describes some examples of the use of
- October 2021, Unit 5, Q2(b)(i) (3 marks): Describe the possible risks of growing genetically modified rice plants. (3)
- October 2021, Unit 5, Q2(b)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest how one of these risks could be reduced. (1)
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