CAIE IGCSE Biology 18.1.8 Factors Increasing Mutation Rate
Practise stating how ionising radiation and certain chemicals increase the rate of mutation.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Biology 0610
Exam points
- state ionising radiation as a factor that increases the rate of mutation
- state that some chemicals can increase mutation rate without implying that all chemicals do
18.1.8—Ionising radiation and some chemicals question 1
[Maximum number: 2]
Mitosis and meiosis are both important processes for life.
Mutations are a source of genetic variation in a population.
State two examples of how mutation rates can be increased.
1
2
ionising radiation ;
(named) chemicals ;
AVP ;
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