Revision on Photosynthesis

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Circle the correct choice of your answer for Part A questions, either A,B,C or D with pencil.
Part A
1 The diagram shows the arrangement of cells inside the leaf of a green plant.
(No cell contents are shown.)

Which two numbered cells contain chloroplasts?

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 2 and 4
2 The diagram shows a destarched, variegated leaf partly covered by black paper.
The plant is placed in bright light for several hours. Four discs are then cut from the leaf in the
positions shown and are tested for starch.

Which discs contain starch?

A 1 only B 1 and 2 C 2 only D 3 and 4
3. A destarched plant is placed in light with black paper over part of one leaf, as shown.

After 8 hours, the leaf is tested for starch.

Which diagram shows the appearance of the leaf after this test?

4 . Why a leaf is first dipped into hot water when performing the starch test?
A to make its membranes permeable B to make starch soluble
C to remove air from intercellular spaces D to remove chlorophyll

Part B
1 Fig.1.1 shows some cells in part of a leaf.

Fig 1.1
(a) Explain how the structure of the palisade cells enables them to carry out photosynthesis
effectively.
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(b) Explain how the position of the palisade cells in the leaf enables plenty of light to reach them
for photosynthesis.
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(c) A green, leafy plant is kept in a closed glass container in a laboratory. A student tests the air
inside the container for carbon dioxide. She finds that during the day the concentration of carbon
dioxide goes down. During the night the concentration of carbon dioxide goes up.
Complete these sentences to explain why this happened.
The carbon dioxide concentration went down during the day because .............................................
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The carbon dioxide concentration went up during the night because ...............................................
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(d) Complete the word equation for photosynthesis.

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2 Justify the importance of the process ‘photosynthesis’ for all the living organisms.
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3. Fig.3.1 shows a potted plant that is sealed inside a transparent, airtight bag.

Fig 3.1
The plant, enclosed in its airtight bag, was placed on the ground, in a forest, for 48 hours.
A small sample of the enclosed air was taken every six hours.
The carbon dioxide concentration of each air sample was measured and recorded in Table.

(a)Construct a graph, on the grid provided, from the information in Table.

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(b) Next day the plant in the transparent bag was taken out of the forest and was placed in full
daylight.
After three hours in full daylight the carbon dioxide concentration was measured and found to be
0 arbitrary units.
(i) Explain why this reading was 0.
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(ii) Explain why the carbon dioxide concentration rose at certain times during this investigation.
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(c) In a similar experiment a leaf was tested for the presence of starch. Describe how you would
carry out the test.
starch :
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