BLG1501 Assignment 2 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

BLG1501 Assignment 2 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 1 2026 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references... QUESTION 1 A purple flower (P) is dominant, and the white flower (p) is recessive. Use the Punnet square to predict the results of this monohybrid cross between a purple homozygote flower and a white homozygote flower and state the phenotypic and genotypic ratios of the F2 generation. [20] QUESTION 2 2.1 Tabulate the differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. (14) 2.2 Write explanatory notes on the structure and function of ribosomes. (10) [24] QUESTION 3 List the phases of meiosis I and meiosis II and describe the events characteristic of each phase. [25] QUESTION 4 4.1 Distinguish between parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism and give examples of each symbiotic relationship (9) 4.2 Briefly explain the four major threats to biodiversity and give an example of each. (12)