9.2 Exam Q
9.2 Exam Q
9.2 Exam Q
2 Exam Q
1. [1 mark]
The image shows part of a section through the stem of a non-woody plant.
[Source: © Ross Koning. Image used with the kind permission of the author. http://plantphys.info.]
Which feature distinguishes the transport of materials in the tissue labelled I from that in the tissue
labelled II?
2. [1 mark]
I. Potometers
III. 14CO2
A. I and II only
C. II only
3a. [2 marks]
The micrograph shows a vascular bundle from the stem of a barley plant.
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[Source: Copyright Carolina Biological Supply Company. Used by permission only.]
Xylem and phloem contain structures that are adapted for transport. Outline the differences between
these structures in xylem and phloem.
3b. [2 marks]
Explain how the properties of water allow it to move through xylem vessels.
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3c. [2 marks]
Outline how the structure of cellulose makes it suitable as a component of cell walls.
4a. [2 marks]
The micrograph shows a section through the root of a dicotyledonous plant (× 400).
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Label tissues X and Y.
4b. [1 mark]
Calculate the actual width along line A-B of the parenchyma cell shown.
4c. [2 marks]
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5. [1 mark]
6. [1 mark]
The micrograph shows the cross-section of the vascular tissue in a dicotyledonous root. Which letter
identifies phloem sieve tubes?
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[Source: Wendy Paul]
7a. [4 marks]
Outline how greenhouse gases interact with radiation and contribute to global warming.
7b. [4 marks]
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7c. [7 marks]
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8a. [8 marks]
Every cell is surrounded by a cell surface membrane which regulates the movement of materials into
and out of the cell.
Discuss alternative models of membrane structure including evidence for or against each model.
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8b. [3 marks]
Outline the process used to load organic compounds into phloem sieve tubes.
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9. [1 mark]
10a. [3 marks]
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10b. [8 marks]
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11. [1 mark]
A. Nucleus
B. Lysosome
C. Chloroplast
D. Mitochondrion
12a. [2 marks]
Most of the surface of the Earth is covered with a wide diversity of ecosystems. Outline two general
characteristics of all ecosystems.
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12b. [2 marks]
12c. [3 marks]
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13a. [4 marks]
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13b. [3 marks]
The flowers of angiospermophyta are used for sexual reproduction. Outline three processes required
for successful reproduction of angiospermophyta.
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13c. [8 marks]
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14a. [2 marks]
The diagram shows the development of potato plants (Solanum tuberosum) over 14 weeks. New tubers
start growing from week 9. These are modified underground stems serving as a starch reserve and
bearing buds from which new plants arise.
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Scientists planted several potato plants in a greenhouse. The sucrose and amino acids in potato plant
phloem exudates were measured during several weeks.
Describe briefly how scientists obtained leaf phloem sap from the potato plants.
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14b. [3 marks]
Suggest reasons for different amounts of sucrose in the leaf phloem sap of the potato plants.
15a. [1 mark]
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15b. [1 mark]
Outline one piece of evidence that the tissue labelled I is phloem tissue.
15c. [3 marks]
Explain how aphid stylets can be used to study the movement of solutes in plant tissues.
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