Cloning (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What is cloning?
What is cloning?
Producing genetically identical copies
Which method is used to preserve rare plant species through cloning?
Which method is used to preserve rare plant species through cloning?
Tissue culture
What are plant cells placed in during tissue culture?
What are plant cells placed in during tissue culture?
Growth medium with nutrients and hormones
What part of a plant is typically taken for the cuttings method?
What part of a plant is typically taken for the cuttings method?
Stem cutting
Which cloning method is described as traditional and simpler?
Which cloning method is described as traditional and simpler?
Cuttings
Where does fertilization occur in embryo transplants?
Where does fertilization occur in embryo transplants?
In the lab
What is the role of the host mother in embryo transplants?
What is the role of the host mother in embryo transplants?
Embryo is implanted into her
What is removed from an unfertilized egg cell in adult cell cloning?
What is removed from an unfertilized egg cell in adult cell cloning?
The nucleus
What stimulates the egg cell to divide in adult cell cloning?
What stimulates the egg cell to divide in adult cell cloning?
An electric shock
In adult cell cloning, the offspring is a clone of which organism?
In adult cell cloning, the offspring is a clone of which organism?
The adult body cell donor
What can cloning potentially help conserve?
What can cloning potentially help conserve?
Endangered species
How does cloning affect genetic diversity?
How does cloning affect genetic diversity?
Reduces it