I/GCSE Biology Question Analysis Topic: Biology - Short Questions
Exam Questions:
1) Name the vegetative propagates in the following.
(a) Bryophyllum (b) Agave
2) In Snapdragon, a cross between true-breeding red flowered (RR) plants and true-breeding white flowered (rr) plants showed a progeny of plants with all pink flowers.
(a) The appearance of pink flowers is not known as blending. Why?
(b) What is this phenomenon known as?
3) List the symptoms of ascariasis. How does a healthy person acquire this infection?
Answers:
For I/GCSE Biology, you should know:
1) (a) the adventitious buds in the notches of the leaf.
(b) the bulbil - the swollen structure at the stem's base
For your reference, please study the below diagram well:
2) (a) The appearance of pink flowers is not typically known as blending since the parental type only occurs in the F2 generation.
(b) The phenomenon is described by the phrase 'incomplete dominance'.
3) Symptoms:
- Abdominal discomfort resembling colic pains
- Diarrhoea
- Constipation
- Vomiting
Pollution of the soil, water, and vegetables transmits this infection. Children are more likely to contract this illness because they frequently eat soil and clay, both of which can harbour Ascaris fungus eggs.
Work hard for your I/GCSE Biology examination!
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