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Cambridge IGCSE Biology

16.2Sexual reproduction

Sexual reproduction in Cambridge IGCSE Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 16.2.1Describe sexual reproduction and fertilisation.
  2. 16.2.2Supplement: state that gamete nuclei are haploid and the zygote nucleus is diploid, and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction for wild populations and for crop production.

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  • Asexual and sexual reproduction

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Sexual reproduction: sample question

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A farmer in Burma Valley wants to plant more banana plants identical to her best ones. Which part should she plant?

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