Question detail
Which option avoids the common misconception in this objective 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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practice
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Topic
Reproduction
Question
- A. Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. 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. Common misconception: Forgetting chromosome number is maintained in mitosis but halved in meiosis. This would blur Mitosis vs meiosis instead of testing Advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction (biology only).
- C. Partial misconception: Claiming meiosis is used for body growth. This misses the objective focus on describe plant asexual reproduction using runners in strawberry plants and bulb division in daffodils.
- D. Terminology mix-up: 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 Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. 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 Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. 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.. Misconception avoided: Mitosis supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. 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 supports growth and repair; meiosis supports sexual reproduction. 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 forgetting chromosome number is maintained in mitosis but halved in meiosis., claiming meiosis is used for body growth., or drift away from distractors should contrast purpose, product, and 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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