Edexcel IGCSE Biology 3.1 sexual and asexual reproduction
Practise sexual and asexual reproduction by distinguishing parent/gamete evidence and explaining why variation or cloning can be useful.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2019
- Course
- Biology 4BI1
Practise sexual and asexual reproduction by distinguishing parent/gamete evidence and explaining why variation or cloning can be useful.
The diagram shows a flower with some structures labelled.

Give three differences between asexual and sexual reproduction.
1
2
3
An answer that makes reference to the following:
Allow two / three in one numbered line
- no gametes produced in asexual / no meiosis in asexual / gametes produced in sexual / meiosis in sexual / one parent cell
- no fusion or fertilisation in asexual / present in sexual
- offspring are clones / show no genetic variation in asexual / genetic variation in sexual /eq
- asexual faster / shorter time / sexual slower / longer time / eq
Only mitosis in asexual
ignore ref to number of parents
sexual involves fusion of gametes scores mp 1 and mp 2