THE INDIAN PUBLIC SCHOOL Biology revision- Tansport in plants

1 Water is an important substance for plants.

State the name of the vessels that transport water in plants.

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2 State the name of the process that results in water loss from plants.

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3 A student compared the mass of water lost from four leaves.

Four similarly-sized leaves were collected from the same plant.

Some of the surfaces of the leaves were covered with a waterproof substance. The mass of each
leaf was measured.

The leaves were hung on a piece of string, as shown in the diagram. The leaves were left for several
hours and the mass of each leaf was measured again.

The results from the experiment are shown in the table.

mass at the start / mass at the end difference in mass

leaf
g /g /g

F 0.67 0.40 0.27

G 0.70 0.67 0.03

H 0.69 0.44 0.25

I 0.73 0.73 0.00

Describe how the different treatments of the leaves affected their loss of mass.

Use the information in the diagram and the table to support your answer.

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4 In an investigation, the uptake of water into a plant and the loss of water from the same plant were
measured.

Measurements were taken over an 18-hour period.

The results are shown in the graph.

Use the information in the graph to state one time during the day when the water uptake and the
water loss were equal.

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5 State the name of the tissue that transports water up the stem and into a leaf in a plant.

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6 A student compared the mass of water lost from four leaves.

Four similarly-sized leaves were collected from the same plant.

Some of the surfaces of the leaves were covered with a waterproof substance. The mass of each
leaf was measured.

The leaves were hung on a piece of string, as shown in the diagram. The leaves were left for several
hours and the mass of each leaf was measured again.

The results from the experiment are shown in the table.

leaf mass at the start / g mass at the end / g difference in mass / g

F 0.67 0.40

G 0.70 0.67 0.03

H 0.69 0.44 0.25

I 0.73 0.73 0.00

Calculate the difference in mass for leaf F and write your answer in the table. [1]

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7 State the name of the plant tissue that transports water from the roots to the leaves.

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8 Water is a very important molecule for all living organisms.

State the name of the organ in plants where most water is absorbed.

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9 State the name of the part of a leaf through which water vapour is lost from the plant.

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10 State the name of the tissue in a plant that transports water.

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11 The boxes on the left describe processes carried out by cells.

The boxes on the right contain the names of the cells that carry out these processes.

Draw one straight line from each box on the left to a box on the right to link the process to the cell
type.

Draw six lines.

An example has been done for you.

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12 A student cut a section of a root and made an outline drawing of the distribution of tissues as shown
in the diagram below.

Identify the position of the xylem tissue by drawing a label line and the letter X on the diagram. [1]

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13 The diagram below shows a healthy plant during an investigation into transpiration.

It was kept in the same environment, apart from the light changing, during 24 hours.

The mass of the plant and pot was measured at the start, after 12 hours in the light and after a
further 12 hours in the dark.

plastic plastic plastic

bag bag bag

2.50 kg 2.30 kg 2.25 kg

at the start after 12 hours in the after a further 12 hours

light in the dark

State two environmental factors, other than light, that would change the rate of transpiration in the
plant shown in the diagram above.

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14 The photomicrograph shows a section through a leaf.

Complete the table by placing one tick in each row to show the net movement of gases through Z
on a hot, dry, sunny day.

net movement of gas

name of gas into leaf out of leaf no movement

carbon dioxide

oxygen

water vapour

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[Total: 3]
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15 Aphids are insects that feed on the phloem sap in plants.

The diagram below shows an aphid with its mouth parts inserted into the stem of a plant.

The mouth parts of the aphid reach the phloem tissue of the stem.

State the name of the foods the aphid could suck out of the phloem tissue.

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16 Which process is used to transport sucrose from the leaves of a plant to its flowers?

A diffusion
B osmosis
C translocation
D transpiration
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17 The diagram below shows different plant cells A, B, C, D, and E.

waxy layer

A
B
C

E
D
not drawn to scale

Explain how the structures of cells A and E are related to their functions.

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18 The diagram below shows a healthy plant during an investigation into transpiration.

It was kept in the same environment, apart from the light changing, during 24 hours.

The mass of the plant and pot was measured at the start, after 12 hours in the light and after a
further 12 hours in the dark.

plastic plastic plastic

bag bag bag

2.50 kg 2.30 kg 2.25 kg

at the start after 12 hours in the after a further 12 hours

light in the dark

Suggest and explain why the plant pot was enclosed in a plastic bag for this investigation.

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19 Plants carry out translocation and transpiration to move substances.

Complete the table below to give a comparison between translocation and transpiration.

point of comparison translocation transpiration

example of substance moved

direction of movement of from ................................... from ....................................

substance

to ....................................... to ........................................

tissue where process takes place

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20 The diagram below shows the whole plant and sections through its root, stem and a leaf.

On the diagram use label lines and the letter X to identify one region of xylem in each section (root,
stem and leaf). [3]