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Exam code: 5090
1 hours · 14 questions
15 marks

Young mammals that are orphaned can be bottle-fed.

Fig. 1 shows a newborn tiger cub sucking on a bottle.

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Fig. 1

(i) Sucking is an example of an involuntary action observed in newborn mammals.

State the name given to involuntary actions.

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(ii) Describe the advantages of breast-feeding compared with bottle-feeding.

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