Resources include:
- pictures of large family groups from which inherited characteristics can be identified
- secondary sources giving information about variation, reproduction and selective breeding in animals and plants, including different varieties of plant
- graphics software for producing graphs illustrating variation in a sample
- CD-ROMs on plants,
eg a gardening reference work
- software simulations or video clips showing gametes and fertilisation and how animal and plant cells pass on genetic information
- information leaflets about breeds of farm animal
- information about cloning and genetically modified organisms (GMOs) from environmental groups and farming and governmental organisations
- plant specimens,
eg common fruits and vegetables, showing variation such as size, shape and colour
- wind- and insect-pollinated flowers and photomicrographs of pollen and ovules
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