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Which option gives the correct cause-and-effect relationship for Reproduction, Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only): students must describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils.
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Reproduction
Question
- A. Correct cause and effect: Mitosis maintains chromosome number; meiosis halves chromosome number. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils.
- B. Reversed cause: Claiming meiosis is used for body growth. This would blur Mitosis vs meiosis instead of testing Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only).
- C. Missing link: Claiming mitosis produces gametes. This misses the objective focus on describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils.
- D. Different process: It moves into a neighbouring Unit 4.6 idea rather than Reproduction / Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only).
Answer
The correct option is Correct cause and effect: Mitosis maintains chromosome number; meiosis halves chromosome number. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils.. It is the only option that keeps Mitosis vs meiosis separate and answers the approved learning objective in Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only).
Explanation
The correct option is Correct cause and effect: Mitosis maintains chromosome number; meiosis halves chromosome number. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils.. Correct cause and effect: Mitosis maintains chromosome number; meiosis halves chromosome number. This matches Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only) because students must describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils. is correct because Mitosis maintains chromosome number; meiosis halves chromosome number. The learning objective says students must describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils, so the answer must stay inside Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only). The alternative options are wrong because they either claiming meiosis is used for body growth., claiming mitosis produces gametes., or drift away from mitosis questions must focus on identical cells, growth, repair, asexual reproduction, or maintained chromosome number..
Common mistake
Misunderstanding Asexual Reproduction in Plants
Students often confuse the processes of asexual reproduction in plants, thinking that runners and bulb division are the same process.
Clarify that runners are horizontal stems that grow along the ground to produce new plants, while bulb division involves the growth of new bulbs from the parent bulb, each method being distinct in how new plants are formed.
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