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Which option gives the correct cause-and-effect relationship for Reproduction, Sexual and asexual reproduction: students must describe sexual reproduction as the joining or fusion of male and female gametes.
- A.Correct cause and effect: Mitosis maintains chromosome number; meiosis halves chromosome number. This matches Sexual and asexual reproduction because students must describe sexual reproduction as the joining or fusion of male and female gametes.
- B.Reversed cause: Claiming meiosis is used for body growth. This would blur Mitosis vs meiosis instead of testing Sexual and asexual reproduction.
- C.Missing link: Claiming mitosis produces gametes. This misses the objective focus on describe sexual reproduction as the joining or fusion of male and female gametes.
- D.Different process: It moves into a neighbouring Unit 4.6 idea rather than Reproduction / Sexual and asexual reproduction.
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