Daily Practice

GCSE Science

2nd October 1989

5 questions · GCSE · 584 questions in this band

1
Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
Explain, using the idea of natural selection, why a population of insects can become resistant to a pesticide over time.
2
DNA, Genetics and Inheritance
State one ethical concern raised by embryo screening.
3
Variation, Evolution and Selection
State one advantage and one disadvantage of selective breeding in farm animals.
4
Ecology
Name the equipment used to measure the abundance of a small plant species within a sample area.
5
Ecosystems, Adaptation and Feeding Relationships
In a grassland food chain, the biomass of grass available is 8400 kg and the biomass transferred to the rabbits that eat it is 940 kg. Calculate the percentage efficiency of biomass transfer from grass to rabbits, to 3 significant figures.

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