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Topic 16: Reproduction

6 subtopics · Asexual and sexual reproduction, flowers, human reproduction, hormones and STIs

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16.1
Asexual Reproduction
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Genetically identical offspring from one parent, and when that is an advantage
16.2
Sexual Reproduction, Gametes and Fertilisation
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Fusion of nuclei, haploid and diploid, and why variation matters
16.3
Sexual Reproduction in Plants
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Every part of a flower, pollination vs fertilisation, and germination
16.4
Sexual Reproduction in Humans
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The two systems, the adaptive features of gametes, and the placenta
16.5
Sexual Hormones and the Menstrual Cycle
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Testosterone and oestrogen, and the four hormones of the cycle
16.6
Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV
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What an STI is, how HIV is transmitted, and how spread is controlled
16.7
Exam Technique & the Vocabulary That Scores
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Pollination and fertilisation are two different events
📝 Topic 16 Challenge Exams
3 × Paper 2 (MCQ) · 3 × Paper 4 (Theory) · all Challenge level
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