Biology GCSE
Cuttings
What Cuttings means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Cuttings
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Cuttings in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
A simple method used by gardeners in which a shoot or piece of stem is cut from a parent plant and planted so that it grows into a new plant.
Topics that use Cuttings
- Cloning (biology only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adult body cell
- Asexual reproduction
- clone
- Clones
- embryo
- Genetic identity
- Mitosis
- Mitosis and embryo development
Using Cuttings in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Biology questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Biology GCSE termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge