Cambridge Secondary (7-9). Stage 9. MCE Science. Student Book - Unit 3: Variation and Inheritance - Question 92
Cambridge Secondary (7-9) · Unit 3: Variation and Inheritance
Cassava or tapioca is a popular crop plant across Asia. There are two types of cassava. One type cannot grow in very dry conditions. The other type is drought resistant. If farmers plant the two types of cassava during the rainy season, both types grow.
Tick (✓) the two correct sentences.
Drought is an environmental change.
Drought changes the genes of the cassava plants.
The drought-resistant cassava plants have a favourable variation in very dry conditions.
More cassava plants are able to reproduce when there is a drought.
