Domestic goats are small, herbivorous animals that provide milk for human use. This is an important source of food for people in rural South Africa.
Three Northern European goat varieties (breeds) have been imported to South Africa because they have higher milk yields than the native South African goats.
Table 2.1 compares the mean daily milk yields of these three breeds of Northern European goat in three locations, Northern Europe, Barbados and South Africa.
[Table 2.1]

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Selection and evolution in A-Level Biology (syllabus code 9700). It is worth 13 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology Oct/Nov 2020 examination, Paper 4 Variant 2 (9700_w20_qp_42.pdf).

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Domestic goats are small, herbivorous animals that provide milk for human use. This is an important source of food for people in rural South Africa.
Three Northern European goat varieties (breeds) have been imported to South Africa because they have higher milk yields than the native South African goats.
Table 2.1 compares the mean daily milk yields of these three breeds of Northern European goat in three locations, Northern Europe, Barbados and South Africa.
[Table 2.1]

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