CAIE A-Level Biology A2 17.2.3 Effects on Allele Frequencies Questions

Link selection pressure and isolation to changing allele frequencies and reproductive barriers, explaining how separated populations can diverge into new species in Cambridge A…

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Biology 9700
Level
A2

Exam points

  • Explain how selection pressure and isolation can lead to speciation, linking changes in allele frequencies to reproductive isolation between populations.

CAIE A-Level Biology A2 17.2.3 Effects on Allele Frequencies Questions question 1

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Myosotis is a genus of small flowering plants. Many different Myosotis species grow on the islands of New Zealand, which are an important site of Myosotis evolution. Lowland Myosotis species grow at low altitude while alpine Myosotis species grow at high altitude at the tops of mountains.

State two factors, other than natural selection, that could drive genetic changes in populations of Myosotis.

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