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Unit 2.2 Structured Q1
TRANSPORT IN PLANTS
a) % increase in mass = (450-150)/150 X 100%
Unit 2.2
= 200%
Structure Qn 1, 2, 3
b) Container A: The available CO2 in the water has been
used up during rapid photosynthesis.
Unit 2.3
Container B: Since photosynthesis took place at a
Structure Qn 1, 2, 3 slower rate, CO2 was still present for photosynthesis to
take place.
Essay Qn 2, 3
Structured Q1 Structured Q2
a) As light intensity increases, the rate of photosynthesis
increases.
c) A; A contains the highest mass of water plants and they
will take up the most amount of oxygen as they respire b) D; at low light intensity, Plant D has a higher rate of
throughout the day. photosynthesis.
d) Green; Least photosynthetic activity takes place in c) (i) Table 2 data shows at 80 lux, light intensity is no
green light. longer the limiting factor. Rate of photosynthesis is
limited by other factors like conc. of carbon dioxide,
temperature.
Structured Q2
c) (ii) Enzymes controlling the rate of Dark/light d) When a plant wilts, its leaves droop and less surface
independent stage is limited by temperature. area is exposed to sunlight, resulting in less amount of
sunlight available for photosynthesis;
Increasing temperature increases the rate of effective
collisions between enzyme and substrate, resulting in Stomata close to cut down loss of water via
higher rate of photosynthesis. transpiration, also lowering the amount of CO2
entering leaves and resulting in less amount of CO2
available for photosynthesis;
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Structured Q3 Structured Q3
a) A: Guard cell; B: Upper epidermal cell; C: Phloem cell
d) Xylem in land plant will have thick, lignified wall.
b) i) Air chambers help to keep leaf afloat on the water
Thick lignified wall provides mechanical support to
surface;
the plant as it cannot rely on buoyancy to keep it
ii) It traps air containing CO2 necessary for upright.
photosynthesis.
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Essay Q2 Essay Qn 2
b) Water from the xylem enters the leaf cells through
osmosis;
Essay Qn 2 Essay Qn 3a
c) There are more stomata found on the lower epidermis i) Decreasing level of humidity results in the air having
than the upper epidermis; less water vapour, leading to a steeper water vapour
diffusion gradient between the air spaces of the leaf
As water is loss through the stomata, more water and the outside of the leaf.
vapour diffuses out through the lower surface.
As the gradient increases, more water vapour exits
the leaf from the air spaces in the spongy mesophyll
into the surrounding air through the stomata.
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Essay Qn 3a Essay Qn 3b
ii) Increasing the temperature of surrounding air 1. Transpiration creates a pull to allows plants to conduct
decreases the humidity of the air outside the leaf. water, including mineral salts dissolved in the water,
It also increases the evaporation of water in the leaf from the roots to rest of the plant cells through the
as the water molecules gain more kinetic energy. xylem.
These result in a steeper water vapour diffusion 2. It also provides water required by cells to maintain
gradient between the air spaces of the spongy their turgor pressure which also provides support and
mesophyll and the outside of the leaf, resulting in structure of the plant.
more water loss through the stomata, increasing
transpiration rate. 3. Transpiration allows the plant to lose latent heat of
evaporation which in turn keeps the plant cool when
If the temperature rise is too much, the loss of the surrounding temperature is high.
water from the guard cells will close the stomatal pore
and reduce the rate of transpiration.
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